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=== Background ===
===Background===


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.  


=== Time Line ===
===Time Line===


*'''1619''' - first African slaves brought to Virginia
*'''1619''' - first African slaves brought to Virginia
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For more information, see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_African-American_history Timeline of African-American history].
For more information, see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_African-American_history Timeline of African-American history].


=== Statistics ===
===Statistics===


In 1820, there were 1,528,038 black slaves in the United States. In 1860, there were 3,953,760.<ref>William O. Lynch, "The Westward Flow of Southern Colonists before 1861," ''The Journal of Southern History,'' Vol. 9, No. 3 (Aug. 1943):324. Digital version at [http://www.jstor.org/stable/2191319 JSTOR] ($).</ref>  
In 1820, there were 1,528,038 black slaves in the United States. In 1860, there were 3,953,760.<ref>William O. Lynch, "The Westward Flow of Southern Colonists before 1861," ''The Journal of Southern History,'' Vol. 9, No. 3 (Aug. 1943):324. Digital version at [http://www.jstor.org/stable/2191319 JSTOR] ($).</ref>  


=== Websites ===
===Websites===


*[http://www.archives.gov/research/alic/reference/black-history-topical.html Black History: &nbsp;Chronological Topics] (NARA)  
*[http://www.archives.gov/research/alic/reference/black-history-topical.html Black History: &nbsp;Chronological Topics] (NARA)
*[http://brown.edu/initiatives/slavery-and-justice/research-resources Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice]
*[http://brown.edu/initiatives/slavery-and-justice/research-resources Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice]
*http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/History/tm/black.html  
*http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/History/tm/black.html
*http://www.aawc.com/Zaah.html  
*http://www.aawc.com/Zaah.html
*http://www.nyise.org/blackhistory/  
*http://www.nyise.org/blackhistory/
*http://americanhistory.about.com/od/blackhistory/African_American_History.htm  
*http://americanhistory.about.com/od/blackhistory/African_American_History.htm
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=aGsPh1s-tyoC&pg=PA118&dq=carolina+in+1876&hl=en&ei=i6nQS8HHFMH78Aaq6PnVDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CFIQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=carolina%20in%201876&f=false Black Americans in Congress 1870-1989], By Bruce A. Ragsdale, Joel D. Treese (Google Books)
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=aGsPh1s-tyoC&pg=PA118&dq=carolina+in+1876&hl=en&ei=i6nQS8HHFMH78Aaq6PnVDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CFIQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=carolina%20in%201876&f=false Black Americans in Congress 1870-1989], By Bruce A. Ragsdale, Joel D. Treese (Google Books)
*[https://lynchinginamerica.eji.org/ Lynching in America], interactive website with stories and maps of lynchings in the United States 1877-1950


== References ==
==References==


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