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1 day ago · 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 · In the U.S. census race definitions, black and African Americans are citizens and residents of the United States with origins in the black racial groups of Africa. According to the Office of Management and Budget , the grouping includes individuals who self-identify as African American, as well as persons who emigrated from nations in the ...
2 days ago · In the United States, Asians on average score as high as or higher than White people, who tend to score higher than Hispanics, who tend to score higher than African Americans. Much greater variation in IQ scores exists within each ethnic group than between them.
3 days ago · In the United States, racism came under increasing attack during the civil rights movement of the 1950s and ’60s, and laws and social policies that enforced racial segregation and permitted racial discrimination against African Americans were gradually eliminated.
- Audrey Smedley
- What is racism?Racism, also called racialism, is the belief that humans can be divided into separate and exclusive biological entities called “races"; that there...
- What are some of the societal aspects of racism?Historically, the practice of racism held that members of low-status races should be limited to low-status jobs or enslavement and be excluded from...
- What were the measures taken to combat racism?Racism elicits hatred and distrust and precludes any attempt to understand its victims. Many societies attempt to combat racism by raising awarenes...
4 days ago · Primary documents that tell the story of ethnic groups along the Columbia River Basin (encompassing areas of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Wyoming, Utah and and British Columbia). Digital Public Library of America: African Americans
- Kelly L. Smith
- 2009
5 days ago · Ethnic Groups. African American Community; Arab American Community; Jewish Community; Other Groups; Genealogy; Historic Buildings & Architecture; Michigan History
4 days ago · Ethnicity, which relates to culturally contingent features, characterizes all human groups. It refers to a sense of identity and membership in a group that shares common language, cultural traits (values, beliefs, religion, food habits, customs, etc.), and a sense of a common history.
