Black-Culture

1、IntroductionofBlackCultureinAmericaBlackCultureinAmericaTheearlyEuropeancoloniesinAmericalookedforasupplyofcheaplabortouseontheirplantationsandfounditinWestAfrica.In1619twentyAfricanslandedatJamestown,Virginiaandweresoldintoslavery.ThehistoryoftheNegroesinAmericaisdeeplyrootedinAfricanculture.BlackpeoplearetreatedasalsvesBythe19thcenturymillionsofNegroeswereinvolvedintheslavetradetoworkinthefields,plantationsandminesoftheAmericas.allmenarecreatedequal.“FromtheDeclarationofIndependencein1776。

2、AmericanRevolutionendedtwocenturiesofBritishruleformostoftheNorthAmericancoloniesand.InthewakeoftheRevolutioncameeventsthedraftingandratificationoftheConstitutionoftheUnitedStatesofAmericaandtherebellionsofslaveswhosawthecontrastbetweenslaveryandproclamationsofliberty.ThelifeoftheNegroslaveswashard.Theywereforcedtoworklonghoursandlivedunderharshcoloniallaws.DeclarationofIndependence独立宣言CivilWar(1861-1865)ThereweresomepeopleknownasAbolitionistswhowantedtodoawaywithslaveryandagrowingdebatedevel。

3、opedbetweenthosewhofavoredslaveryandthosewhowereopposed.ItbecameamoralissueAfterthewarOppositiontotheslaverysystemTheblackslavesnumberingclosetofourmillionwerefreedbuttheirlifewasnoteasy.Theywerenotpreparedfortheirnewindependence.Theyneededtobeassimilatedintothecultureofthewhitesocietyandthiswasnotalwayssuccessful.civilwarCivilRightsMovement(1950s-1960s)The20thcenturysawariseinprejudiceagainstblacksastheywerefreeinnameonlyandweredeniedmostoftherightandbenefitsofAmericanlife.Theirlivingconditi。

4、onsgrewworseandopportunitiesforthemdiminished.SuccessofCivilMovementsItwasnotuntilthe1960sthatcivilrightsorganizationswonimportantvictoriesfortheblackpeopleandacharismaticleader,Dr.MartinLutherKingJr.becameasymboloftheblackpeople'squestforequalityandtruefreedom.Histragicdeathin1968ledtothepassageoftheCivilRightsBillwhichhascreatedmanyopportunitiesforblackswiththehopeoflivinginatrulyintegratedsociety.MartinLutherKingThemanforfreedomofblackpeopleIhaveadream。