Category: African American History

Reflections on Slavery in African American History and the Struggle of Slaves for Freedom Slavery is a topic in history that has been taught throughout the years. Slavery has been around since the 1600s. The year was to 1619 to be exact when the first shipment of African slave was brought and shipped to North…

Civil Rights Movement: Key Events and Importance to the African American Race This essay is written to inform readers of the Civil Rights Movement, the Montgomery Bus Boycott as the key its event, the importance of the movement to the African American race, and the Civil Rights Act. On December 1, 1955, the life of…

Martin Luther King Jr. And 1968: The Turning Point In American History Introduction: The Pivotal Year of 1968 in American History Americas history is filled with many eventful years, but none are as eventful as the year 1968. 1968 was a presidential election year, a leap year, a year of violence, and the year that…

The Role And Significance Of Dance For African Cultures Dance plays a big part in culture in many different societies. In African culture dance is for enjoyment, celebration, and honor (New World Encyclopedia). Dance brings together communities in Africa. As well as helping people find and understand their rules inside their communities (NWE). There are…

Fugitive Slave Narratives: An Analysis Of American Slavery And The Fight For Freedom In order to better understand and analyze the narratives of different fugitive slaves and the impact their stories had on American society and the abolition movement, one must first gain a basic overview of the history of slavery in America. Slavery in…

The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano’: Critical Analysis Essay Olaudah Equiano: His Story As He Remembered Olaudah Equiano, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, written by Himself (London: 1790), 51-54 https://www.americanyawp.com/reader/british-north-america/olaudah-equiano-describes-the-middle-passage-1789/ The African American Historian Olaudah Equiano attempted to showcase the horrors and terror…

Malcolm Xs Role in the Black Community Introduction Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925, in Omaha, Nebraska, remains one of the most influential African American leaders in the history of the United States. His life story is a testament to the power of transformation and the struggle for racial justice. Malcolm’s early…

Martin Luther King And The Non-Violent Social Activist Movement For African-Americans Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor, it must be demanded by the oppressed (Martin Luther King Jr) Martin Luther King Jr is the most well-known pioneer of the non-violent social activist movement for African-Americans. His movements were focused on ending racial discrimination…

The Importance of Malcolm X Ideas What a coincidence that this weeks reading coincides with the anniversary of Malcom Xs death. Fifty-five years ago on February 21, 1965, Malcolm X was assassinated. The Autobiography of Malcom X is by far one of the most influential books that Ive read in my life; I want to…

Why Malcolm X was Assassinated? Fifty-five years on, concerns about why Malcolm X was killed by the Nation of Islam are still causing mistrust and tensions between law enforcement agencies and the Black community (Felber 2015). Malcolm X was an American Islamic preacher and human rights activist, assassinated on 21 February 1965. When Malcolm was…