Black Americans And The Black Freedom Struggle

In 1865, slavery was abolished, by the Thirteenth amendment. This Amendment brought humongous changes and a large number of problems. (Lecture 1) After the destruction of slavery, it left nearly four million African American with no property, little training, and few rights; which made the definition of freedom for African Americans the central question on the nation’s agenda. The big question of the time period was, “what was freedom for African Americans?” (Give me liberty! An American 550)

The United States is a immigrant country, which faces varieties of problems. The African American problem is one of the most serious one. Racial segregation is a deep-rooted social problem, which reflects in every field in the United States. For example, education, labor market and criminal justice system. In the aspect of education, most of black children were not permitted to enter the school, because the white children studied there. In the aspect of labor market, the black people 's average wages were lower than the whites. They did the manual work. In the aspect of criminal justice system, the blacks were easily in jail. Badly, their sentences were also more serious than the whites. In general, the blacks live in the bottom of the American society. Martin Luther King delivered the famous speech I Have a Dream, ' ' I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. ' ' (1) However, it was difficult for African American to get the freedom. The 1776 Declaration of Independence announced that everyone are equal and freedom.But black slavery still occurred in the southern states of America. Then the Civil War broke out, African American kept struggling for land and political rights.

The black race has faced many hardships throughout American history. The harsh treatment is apparent through the brutal slavery era, the Civil Rights movement, or even now where sparks of racial separation emerge in urbanized areas of Baltimore, Chicago, and Detroit. Black Americans must do something to defend their right as an equal American. “I Am Not Your Negro” argues that the black race will not thrive unless society stands up against the conventional racism that still appears in modern America. “The Other Wes Moore” argues an inspiring message that proves success is a product of one’s choices instead of one’s environment or expectations.

Blackmon provides many stories in his book about what the slaves to forced laborers went through and how they felt about the new so called “freedom” they gained. The Black Americans prior to the Emancipation Proclamation have never seen the slightest clue to what freedom could even feel like. “Some of the old slaves said they too weren’t sure what “freedom” really was”

The era of eighteenth and ninetieth century was full of uncertainty and fear for many. It is the results of decisions that were taken during this period which not only helped in shaping the America today but also changed the outlook of many other countries. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, there were many forces and institutions activate who were playing role in the freedom of blacks. Other than the international forces, the most influential institutions were activated for and against the Black freedom in America. It is the result of those events that America is now called the United States.

The Rise of African- Americans From 1865 To 2012, Their Struggles To Become Free Americans

The southern states of the United States of America were outraged when Abraham Lincoln was elected the President. South Carolina was the first state to secede and six more states – Florida, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana - followed shortly afterwards, creating the Confederate States. In one of Lincoln’s addresses, which outlined that his main priority was to maintain the Union, did not impress the Confederacy and on April 12, the Confederacy attacked Fort Sumter, a federal stronghold in Charleston, South Carolina. The Federal troops returned the fire, thus starting the Civil War. As the Civil War continued on, African Americans were biding their time, waiting for the perfect moment to flee their masters. Many did, making

Freedom for all races, religions, and ethnic groups has been a recurrent issue throughout American history. With different races living together come different morals, values, and beliefs which do not always fit together smoothly, and many problems arise when this sacred freedom is defined differently from one specific group of people to another. Although equilibrium of freedom was the goal in the 1800s, it was merely impossible to reach due to economic inequality from the different beliefs and understanding of freedom between the working poor and industrialists, the varieties of races and ethnicities, and lastly, the negative role of media throughout this time.

African Americans voices were pushed down and lost throughout history, because no one thought their opinions were valuable. Although it is important to listen to these voices because by the first amendment of the constitution everyone has the right to speak out their perspective and opinion. The consequence that we will face if we choose to shut out these voices is to not bettering our world by only looking at one perspective. Leading the country by looking at only one person perspective is selfish; and the United States isn’t an authoritarian government. So by looking at multiple perspectives we can seek out great rights and laws to better the society. This topic of slavery associates with my opinion today, because there is always a recurrence

Post Emancipation was a great step in the african american history but it didn’t grant them true freedom, it only granted them freedom to work and live in houses but it didn't offer them social freedom. Two great leaders known for full freedom after the Emancipation were Booker T. Washington ,founder the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute in Alabama (now known as Tuskegee University) which grew immensely and focused on training African Americans in agricultural pursuits, and W.E.B. Du Bois, co-founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and editor of its magazine. Both Washington’s “Atlanta Compromise” and Du Bois’s “Of Our Spiritual Striving” discuss the idea of the prosperity and progress of African

African American history is a long and troubling one. The journey for freedom had been a long troubling one, yet one worthwhile. The outcome was one of gained freedom, citizenship, protection, and so much more. African Americans have preserved and endured the hardships they have faced throughout their journey.

“Freedom is never given; it is won” (A. Philip Randolph). Since the concept of “race” was created, there has been a premium placed on the freedom that black people have continuously fought to overcome. Despite protest, litigation, and civil disobedience; black people still struggle for this very right every day and with every era comes a new reason to fight for liberation. From slavery to mass incarceration to unavenged police brutality, the ability for a black person to be free is impeded by a never-ending set of road blocks. Although we make strides to obtain better lives for black people, freedom is a constant struggle that will never be granted as black freedom is always partial or conditional.

Numerous emancipated men and women struggled to be able to define freedom. Often, African Americans were left wondering how free was free. Was freedom merely an illusion to them or was it something deeper; absenteeism of captivity, negotiate for compensation, the right to be educated, or own land.

Free blacks lived in New York at risk of enslavement. The colonial courts ruled that if a white person claimed his black employee was a slave, the burden was on the black person to prove he was not. Blacks on the street who could give no plausible account of their movements or proof of their freedom often were picked up by the authorities and jailed on suspicion of being runaway slaves. Local authorities had all but unlimited power in such

The angle of vision that Blight wants his readers to see throughout the excerpt is how the survivors of both sides, winners and losers in the fullest sense, both still inhabit the same land in eventually the same government. The task was to reunite the union and make logical decisions for complete emancipation. Stating the major subjects for the reader to understand that how to square African American freedom and the stirrings of racial equality with a cause that had lost almost everything except its unbroken believe in white supremacy in the South and not letting Americans forget the true purpose for this national blood feud to create a social revolution and equality for minority.