Black-Culture

IntroductionofBlackCultureinAmericaBlackCultureinAmericaTheearlyEuropeancoloniesinAmericalookedforasupplyofcheaplabortouseontheirplantationsandfounditinWestAfrica.In1619twentyAfricanslandedatJamestown,Virginiaandweresoldintoslavery.ThehistoryoftheNegroesinAmericaisdeeplyrootedinAfricanculture.BlackpeoplearetreatedasalsvesBythe19thcenturymillionsofNegroeswereinvolvedintheslavetradetoworkinthefields,plantationsandminesoftheAmericas.allmenarecreatedequal.“FromtheDeclarationofIndependencein1776AmericanRevolutionendedtwocenturiesofBritishruleformostoftheNorthAmericancoloniesand.InthewakeoftheRevolutioncameeventsthedraftingandratificationoftheConstitutionoftheUnitedStatesofAmericaandtherebellionsofslaveswhosawthecontrastbetweenslaveryandproclamationsofliberty.ThelifeoftheNegroslaveswashard.Theywereforcedtoworklonghoursandlivedunderharshcoloniallaws.DeclarationofIndependence独立宣言CivilWar(1861-1865)ThereweresomepeopleknownasAbolitionistswhowantedtodoawaywithslaveryandagrowingdebatedevelopedbetweenthosewhofavoredslaveryandthosewhowereopposed.ItbecameamoralissueAfterthewarOppositiontotheslaverysystemTheblackslavesnumberingclosetofourmillionwerefreedbuttheirlifewasnoteasy.Theywerenotpreparedfortheirnewindependence.Theyneededtobeassimilatedintothecultureofthewhitesocietyandthiswasnotalwayssuccessful.civilwarCivilRightsMovement(1950s-1960s)The20thcenturysawariseinprejudiceagainstblacksastheywerefreeinnameonlyandweredeniedmostoftherightandbenefitsofAmericanlife.Theirlivingconditionsgrewworseandopportunitiesforthemdiminished.SuccessofCivilMovementsItwasnotuntilthe1960sthatcivilrightsorganizationswonimportantvictoriesfortheblackpeopleandacharismaticleader,Dr.MartinLutherKingJr.becameasymboloftheblackpeople'squestforequalityandtruefreedom.Histragicdeathin1968ledtothepassageoftheCivilRightsBillwhichhascreatedmanyopportunitiesforblackswiththehopeoflivinginatrulyintegratedsociety.MartinLutherKingThemanforfreedomofblackpeopleIhaveadream