African Americans Equality

In the history of the United States, African Americans have always been discriminated against. When Africans first came to America, they were taken against their will and forced to work as laborers. They became slaves to the rich, greedy, lazy Americans. They were given no pay and often badly whipped and beaten. African Americans fought for their freedom, and up until the Civil War it was never given to them. When the Civil War began, they wanted to take part in fighting to free all slaves. Their opportunity to be soldiers and fight along side white men equally did not come easily, but eventually African Americans proved themselves able to withstand the heat of battle and fight as true American heroes.

Though the conclusion of the American Civil War in 1965 marked the end of slavery in the United States, African-Americans would not see anything resembling true freedom from the segregation and isolation imposed by slavery until very recently, and only after decades of difficult struggle. Some of the most important achievements occurred during the 1960s, when a generation of African-American leaders and activists, including Martin Luther King Jr., Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, and the Freedom Riders, fought against some of the last vestiges of explicit, institutionalized segregation, discrimination, and isolation in order to attain equality and civil rights. Only by examining the treatment of African-Americans throughout America's history can one begin to understand how the the ending of slavery, the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s, and the contemporary issues facing the African-American community are inextricably linked. In turn this allows one to see how rather than existing as a single, identifiable turning point in the history of civil rights, African American's struggle for equality and an end to isolation must be considered as an ongoing project.

The role of African American has changed over the centuries. They were treated differently because of their skin color. They were treated like property for others uses however change happened. It was not a easy matter to change but one of the main reason it did change was because Martin Luther King and his speech “I have a Dream”.

African Americans have come along way. They have proved that they are equal to whites in knowledge skills and strength. Black soldiers in the 54th regiment fought as hard as any other white soldiers yet were unable to attain any level of recognition or promotion. Like it stated in Doc E they have the will to learn, and therefore deserve to have that opportunity. When educated, they wanted to participate in government and voice their opinions though Lincoln along with many other well-respected and intelligent Union members. Through the hard fought Civil War, they were able to make advances toward someday achieving equality.

specific civil liberties such as those, African Americans also fought for equality between both races. Without the drive of these forerunners in the fight for equality, many slaves would not have the

Many Americans struggle to gain equality in the United States of America. The Declaration of Independence is the document that holds the ideals of the American people. Equality is the core value in the document. Equality is being treated fairly and with dignity and be able to embrace the opportunities for education, economic success, political involvement, and a fulfilling life. African Americans struggled for Equality when they were being turned into slaves and not having the equal rights as a white man.

There were those in positions of authority that chose to ignore the stipulations of the newly establish amendments. Between 1873 and 1883 during the Reconstruction era, the US Supreme Court handed down a series of decisions with the purpose of rendering the work of Congress void. Because of these decisions, blacks were separated from whites by law and by private action in transportation, public area accommodations, recreational facilities, prisons, armed forces, and schools in Northern and Southern states. In 1896, the Supreme Court sanctioned legal separation of races by its ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson, which held that having separate but equal facilities was not a violation of the Fourteenth

African americans have been fighting for their rights ever since they came to the United states. They have found it difficult to get the acceptance in the white society to be equal as a whole. Businesses are very bias on hiring colored people because they fail to understand that they are as equal as us. American finds the black society boycotting defending themselves against the discrimination in employment. Education is key to a successful black society because it they get the education they need businesses would more likely hire them. Black society are fighting for equal rights because of the act of racism so if businesses give them an opportunity the protesting will decrease greatly. American businesses need to be more lenient on african americans for these reasons boycotting, equal rights, discrimination.

Freeing the slaves was the first step of African Americans living in America society equally. Then the government created the fourteenth and fifteenth amendment that granted the citizenship to former slaves and African American men the right to vote. After the civil war ended the nation was finally reunited and the United States finally became one nation again. Even though African American in the south were still treated badly they helped created a better society for the

The African Americans fought for their freedom, and up until the Civil War it was never given to them. When the civil war began, they wanted to take part in fighting to free all slaves. Their opportunity to be soldiers and fight alongside white men equally did not come easily but African Americans proved themselves able to withstand the heat of the battle and fight as true American

The African Americans first came to America from other lands. They were taking from their homes and brought to America to be slaves to do the white man's bidding. They faced inhuman, cruel treatment, and unfair punishments for many years until the Civil War came. The Union ended up winning the war causing the slaves to gain their freedom and independence, but even after they were freed they still faced many difficulties and discrimination from the white men and woman.

Even after the abolition of slavery. African Americans were treated less than humans. The nation’s had about four million African Americans, and about roughly 3.5 million had been enslaved. African Americans fought for their freedom and equality by being rebellious, running away, and standing up for what they

As far as American society has progressed we will always have a long way to go with the treatment of others, but it is always important to remember how far society has gone The civil rights were about the treatment of the underrepresented and the people with less privilege than the majority, with this you can tell that those people wanted change and change is what they fought for. The problem with civil rights is that the people who want change are minorities as in “people who have fewer rights, power, population, etc.” that means governments can easily ignore their calls for change because the system is fine. People in power can easily say that minorities have no say in what the majority does, so the Majority stays in power denying equal rights

The African American experience is one that is quite different from other racial/ ethnic groups. The majority of the first African American came over, unwillingly, on ships from various African countries. They were brought to America by white, European settlers to be used as slaves in an order to plant and harvest their crops and make money for the white man. This racial group was treated as if they were property and not people. However, with the ending of the American Civil War, African Americans gained freedom, freedom that not all white American were quite ready to handle. After gaining their freedom came the need for education, jobs and suffrage rights. Now in America this racial group has come a long way, having elected its first African American present for two terms, yet still there are many issues that are very prevalent. This racial group has been fighting their way to equality since the birth of this nation. African Americans have experienced an array of conflict, violence, stereotypes, prejudice acts, and discrimination against them throughout their history in America.

African Americans have been through so much since being uprooted from their home in Africa. Most people do not understand what happened to African Americans and they understand what they had to go through to be where they are today. It went from being kings in the comfort of their home to being thrown on a boat packed like sardines to be forced to work in the fields. The trip was a massacre itself because many did not make it due to the treatment from others. African Americans have always been treated like outsiders and it took many people to sway the perception of others to be where they are today. Through all the ups and downs African Americans persevered and made it out the struggle. African Americans has always been treated badly all groups of people and they always looked down on African Americans. Throughout the history involving African American, it showed the constant inferiority treatment. African Americans were slaves years ago, people still look at blacks as less important than other people. Slavery has a huge impact on our society today because people are still bias and unfair towards African Americans, most African Americans are still living in poverty and don’t have proper education beyond high school which is why they don’t have the equal opportunity for jobs. African Americans still continue to sit in the shadow behind white people.