Upon arrival in America, slaves were fed and treated to make them “marketable” and then put on the market. Slave prices depended on market conditions.
The Struggle for Rights.
During the XVIII century there were at least 150 slave revolts. Almost every plantation had its own storehouse of weapons and maintained security detachments in case of danger.
The Triangular Trade
Slavery originated in the Americas through the so-called “triangular trade,” the name given to the transatlantic trade that took place between Africa, Europe, and the New World.
Slavery and Segregation
In April 1861 a civil war broke out in the United States. President Abraham Lincoln, who came to power, started it against the 11 rebellious southern states that did not recognize him and declared secession from the United States.
Deliverance from Slavery
Virginia was the first English colony to which slaves were brought in the early seventeenth century. However, the “beginning of the end” of slavery was also in Virginia.
Colonization of America
Beginning in the fifteenth century, the territory of the present-day United States of America was actually owned by Europe.
Bandits and human rights activists
In March 1991, Los Angeles resident Rodney King was driving his car while intoxicated. He exceeded the speed limit, the police officers noticed and ordered him to stop.
The Museum of African American History has a lot for all of us to see
A museum dedicated to African Americans was proposed as early as 1915 by black veterans of the U.S. Civil War.