Since the inception of America, African Americans have faced a long and tumultuous journey in the land of the free. From slavery to segregation, discrimination…
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.
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.
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.