Every person yearns to know how they came into being. The things that happened that led into their existence and place they are in are the things that everybody wants to find out and it is because of this common interest that has led to the emergence of books that have tried to explain the human origin. Early scholars also have their own version of the human origin/past but the most common are the facts about the black American history.
The history has explained why there is an existence of blacks in a country known to be for the whites and what made them come there. According to scholars the African- American were brought to the United States as slaves. They were captured from their country against their will and brought there. It was said that they were at the mercy of the whites whom they referred to as their masters.
The existence of African-American in the United States was so bad during those days that they were given names such as Negro or colored because of their dark skin and considered as less human beings. Schools were separate that is for the white skinned and dark skinned. The kind of jobs that the dark skinned used to do were considered the lowest and used to earn very little or sometimes they would not even earn. Their freedom was also limited.
As this discrimination and slavery continued things became bad, the African American could not take it anymore and thought they had had enough. They started protesting to be treated as humans and they wanted to be given equal rights as well. Nothing could calm them down until their voices were heard, and as history dictates they finally achieved their goal.
The fights and protests went on for a while until the two parties came into an agreement. People such as Martin Luther will always be remembered for the impact they made for the people of United States. He made a historic speech in the year nineteen sixty three where he said that he envisions a country in which the blacks and whites can exist together in peace and in a country where discrimination does not exist.
Today, the peace that exists in the United States is evident. A black president had been chosen by both the whites and blacks to head them. Both the white skinned and dark skinned work in same offices, go to the same schools and even marry each other. They have helped each other in building the country and in many other situations.
Every year, the African American history is remembered in February and they remember their freedom fighters and how far they have come as a nation. Everyone in the country has equal rights and freedom, discrimination because of the skin color became a thing of the past and it was long forgotten, those who still use the names Negro or colored to refer to any dark skinned person face serious problems with the law.
It has been seen that the past helps us knowing and identifying where we come from but it does not determine who we are or what will become, the most important thing is to focus on the future and let the past be.
The history has explained why there is an existence of blacks in a country known to be for the whites and what made them come there. According to scholars the African- American were brought to the United States as slaves. They were captured from their country against their will and brought there. It was said that they were at the mercy of the whites whom they referred to as their masters.
The existence of African-American in the United States was so bad during those days that they were given names such as Negro or colored because of their dark skin and considered as less human beings. Schools were separate that is for the white skinned and dark skinned. The kind of jobs that the dark skinned used to do were considered the lowest and used to earn very little or sometimes they would not even earn. Their freedom was also limited.
As this discrimination and slavery continued things became bad, the African American could not take it anymore and thought they had had enough. They started protesting to be treated as humans and they wanted to be given equal rights as well. Nothing could calm them down until their voices were heard, and as history dictates they finally achieved their goal.
The fights and protests went on for a while until the two parties came into an agreement. People such as Martin Luther will always be remembered for the impact they made for the people of United States. He made a historic speech in the year nineteen sixty three where he said that he envisions a country in which the blacks and whites can exist together in peace and in a country where discrimination does not exist.
Today, the peace that exists in the United States is evident. A black president had been chosen by both the whites and blacks to head them. Both the white skinned and dark skinned work in same offices, go to the same schools and even marry each other. They have helped each other in building the country and in many other situations.
Every year, the African American history is remembered in February and they remember their freedom fighters and how far they have come as a nation. Everyone in the country has equal rights and freedom, discrimination because of the skin color became a thing of the past and it was long forgotten, those who still use the names Negro or colored to refer to any dark skinned person face serious problems with the law.
It has been seen that the past helps us knowing and identifying where we come from but it does not determine who we are or what will become, the most important thing is to focus on the future and let the past be.
