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Ramvie Santiago

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Literature

18 December 2007

The African American In United States

African Americans are citizens of the United States who inherited the race of a black African people mostly in the Sub-Saharan African countries . They are the one who were imprisoned as slaves and released in the United States and other countries as well (Wikipedia

During the supremacy of Lincoln who is also a black American , African American people were released because he signed two executive s during the American Civil War which is known as

the Emancipation Proclamation . The first was the freedom of all slaves . The second described only the states where to implement the first . However some were not discharged in the b state . Many of the black Americans fought during the Revolutionary war . Even though , some of the slaves were not yet released , the black Americans soldiers still continue their endeavor to fight for the American country to prove something worthy and might as well help the countrymen live a normal life and not as slaves . When the union conquered the confederacy thousands were being freed daily . Later , experiencing democracy and equal rights (Wikipedia

There were many African Americans live freely , but does this freedom nurture all their needs ? Many live in poverty because of racial discrimination . Most of them can 't get good jobs to support their needs They are strong because they help each other live a better life Building their own community is one way to support others who are in need . Some are doctors , lawmen , business people and many more . Since then , their economic social place increases profitably and many of them contributed when it comes to cultural overview of the country . The middle class Black American continue to grow and many of them are well known in the United States and strive to increase cultural influence These contributions are more on literature , art , foods , music , language and modern technologies . Their biggest influence is in music . Among the contributors are Michael Jackson , Janet Jackson and many more

When it comes to food , George Crum invented the potato chips . He is a head chef in one of the famous resorts in New York City . Another is Oprah Winfrey who made also a big contribution in the world of entertainment . She is a magazine publisher and an actress too . Also , she is known as the richest billionaire among all the known African American people . In writing industry , there are many black Americans who made themselves on the top like , Toni Morrison who is an author , editor and professor during her time . She won a noble prize when it comes to her writing ability as an American author (pbs

As years passes by , the economic stability of the African American people is increasing because of the great achievements of many black American people and their hard work of getting into the top

It doesn 't matter where you come from and what others are saying about your origins . The most important is to show the world that you strive hard to attain success and bring good values to gain respect from others

Bibliography

Wikipedia . African American History . Oct . 2007 pbs .org . African American World . 2006

p gwu .edu . Maggie Papa . African American Culture Through Oral Tradition

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