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Historical Implications, Part 3

Historical Implications, Part 3. Historical Implications, Part 3 Melissa Aronson Lydia Abu-Rahmeh Margot Franco Martha Freewalt TESOL 507 Nona Hall September 25, 2013. African Americans Defined.

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Historical Implications, Part 3

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  1. Historical Implications, Part 3 Historical Implications, Part 3 Melissa Aronson Lydia Abu-Rahmeh Margot Franco Martha Freewalt TESOL 507 Nona Hall September 25, 2013

  2. African Americans Defined African Americans constitute the second largest racial and ethnic minority in the United States. Most African Americans are of West and Central African descent and are descendants of enslaved blacks within the boundaries of the present United States.

  3. The Path of African Migration to North America 1400’s In 1492, Black navigator Pedro Aloso Nino arrived in North America with Christopher Columbus & his crew.

  4. 1500’s In the 1500’s African adventurers explored North and South America with Spanish explorers, including Hernando de Soto.

  5. 1600’s In 1619, a Dutch ship carrying 20 African indentured servants arrived in Jamestown.

  6. By the 1700’s, Spain, Portugal, France, and the Netherlands began kidnapping and enslaving West Africans and selling them in the U.S. colonies. Europe 1700’s

  7. 15-20 Million Africans were brought the North American as slaves. 1 million died en route. 400,000 were sent to the 13 British colonies prior to the Revolutionary War. By 1790, there were 700,000 Africans in North American. By 1830, there were 2 million. By the start of the Civil War, there were 4 million. 300 Years of “Migration” Statistics

  8. West African Slave Trade Routes

  9. 1776: Due to pressure from the Southern states, the Declaration of Independence excluded Africans. 1787: Congress passes a law to extend the slave trade for 20 more years. 1791: Slave revolt in Haiti 1807: Congress passes laws banning slavery that are ignored by the South. 1831-1861: 750,000 Africans migrate North on the Underground Railroad 1863: Emancipation Proclamation 1865: The 13th Amendment is passed banning African slavery forever. “Migration” Milestones

  10. 1870: Africans migrate to the North & West United States. 1890: Africans migrate to the Northeast and Midwest 1920: 750,000 Africans left the South in 1 year. This was known as the Great Migration. Migration Milestones

  11. African Americans Today 1990 - Present The U.S. Census reveals an increase in the African American population to 12 percent of the total U.S. population, with over 50 percent of all African Americans still residing in southern states.

  12. References: • Internet Timeline: http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/immigration/alt/african8.html. • ‎Internet Timeline: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/timeline/building_02.html. • Maps: Google Images

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