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May 1, 2024 · African Americans constitute one of the largest ethnic groups in the United States. African Americans are mainly of African ancestry, but many have non-Black ancestors as well. Learn more about African Americans, including their history, culture, and contributions.
- Slavery in The United States
African Americans - Slavery, Resistance, Abolition: Black...
- Tuskegee Airmen
In January 1941 the War Department formed the all-black 99th...
- The Civil Rights Movement
The civil rights movement. At the end of World War II,...
- The Civil War Era
African Americans - Civil War, Slavery, Emancipation: The...
- The Age of Booker T. Washington
African Americans - Education, Upward Mobility, Leadership:...
- Great Depression, New Deal, Struggles
African Americans - Great Depression, New Deal, Struggles:...
- A New Direction
African Americans - Civil Rights, Education, Equality: The...
- Black Seminoles
Black Seminoles, a group of free blacks and runaway slaves...
- Garifuna
Other articles where Garifuna is discussed: Latin American...
- Bud Billiken Parade
Since the 1940s the Bud Billiken Parade has been run by...
- Slavery in The United States
1 day ago · African-American dance, like other aspects of African-American culture, finds its earliest roots in the dances of the hundreds of African ethnic groups that made up the enslaved African population in the Americas as well as in traditional folk dances from Europe. Dance in the African tradition, and thus in the tradition of slaves, was a part of ...
May 3, 2024 · A smaller number of African Americans are descended from ethnic groups that lived in Eastern and Southeastern Africa. The major ethnic groups that the enslaved Africans belonged to included the Bakongo, Igbo, Mandinka, Wolof, Akan, Fon, Yoruba, and Makua, among many others.
2 days ago · A new African-American identity and culture was born that incorporated elements of the various ethnic groups and of European cultural heritage, resulting in fusions such as the Black church and African-American English. This new identity was based on provenance and slave status rather than membership in any one ethnic group.
Apr 24, 2024 · The Hutchins Center for African & African American Research "supports research on the history and culture of people of African descent the world over and provides a forum for collaboration and the ongoing exchange of ideas. It seeks to stimulate scholarly engagement in African and African American studies both at Harvard and beyond, and to ...
2 days ago · Black Patriots. On 5 March 1770, a mob of around 300 American Patriots accosted nine British soldiers on King Street in Boston, Massachusetts. Outraged by the British occupation of their city, as well as the recent murder of an 11-year-old boy, the crowd was filled with Bostonians from all walks of life; among them was Crispus Attucks, a mixed-race sailor commonly thought to have been of ...
Apr 16, 2024 · From this information, Hilliard concluded that severe health disparities among racial groups in America may be explained, in large part, by inexact dietary guidelines for salt and dairy products ...
