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''[[Portal:United States of America|United States ]] > [[African American Research|African American Research ]] > History''<br> | ''[[Portal:United States of America|United States ]] > [[African American Research|African American Research ]] > History''<br> | ||
African American history is the portion of American history that specifically discusses the African American or Black American ethnic group in the United States. Most African Americans are the descendants of African slaves held in the United States from 1619 to 1865. Others who are considered African American by the US government include voluntary immigrants from Africa, South America, and the Caribbean. African American history is celebrated in the United States during Black History Month. | African American history is the portion of American history that specifically discusses the African American or Black American ethnic group in the United States. Most African Americans are the descendants of African slaves held in the United States from 1619 to 1865. Others who are considered African American by the US government include voluntary immigrants from Africa, South America, and the Caribbean. African American history is celebrated in the United States during Black History Month. | ||
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Despite all this, Africans and African Americans after them have risen above the positions to which they had been relegated. They created poetry, drama, literature, and film, they sang the blues, they invented jazz, and they fought for justice and equality. | Despite all this, Africans and African Americans after them have risen above the positions to which they had been relegated. They created poetry, drama, literature, and film, they sang the blues, they invented jazz, and they fought for justice and equality. | ||
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1793 Fugitive Slave Act | |||
1850 Fugitive Slave Laws | |||
=== External Links === | === External Links === | ||
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*http://americanhistory.about.com/od/blackhistory/African_American_History.htm | *http://americanhistory.about.com/od/blackhistory/African_American_History.htm | ||
<br>''[[African American Genealogy|Genealogy]] < Previous | Next > [[African American Internet Sources|Internet Sources]]'' | <br>''[[African American Genealogy|Genealogy]] < Previous | Next > [[African American Internet Sources|Internet Sources]]'' | ||
[[Category:African_Americans]] | [[Category:African_Americans]] | ||