African+Racism

AFRICAN RACISM
=== As we all know, a lot of the racism in America is against African Americans. This has been present since the early 1900’s. After the British sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to settle in America, they went over to Africa to get slaves in order to do all of their work for them. Slaves were primarily used for agricultural labor, notably in the production of cotton and tobacco. They would be working in the fields when it was cold or hot outside, in any sort of weather condition. If the slaves would stop working or slowed for any reason, then their owners would give them punishment in the means of beating or o === === ther sorts of torture. Not only did slaves work in the fields, but also with livestock on farms and even in the house sometimes. They would be required to watch after the animals and feed them and clean out their stalls. If any of the animals died, or were lost, then the slave would also suffer for this because it was their own fault for not taking good care of the animals. When working inside the house, the slaves would be used for cooking and cleaning and they would watch over the children as the adults would relax or go into town. This sort of job would be primarily for the women since they have that natural motherly instinct. In the mid 1900’s, slavery was ended and the African Americans were free, but the racism didn’t stop there. From 1981 to 1997, the United States Department of Agriculture denied loans to African Americans, which were provided for whites in similar situations. It was difficult for African Americans to get any sort of job so the majority was either in poverty or farmers, but not all wanted to be either one of those. So, some people had a passion for music and began to follow that dream. The most popular music amongst African Americans was jazz and blues. This seems to be fitting seeing how much struggle they have gone through in the past. Although seeing how much African Americans h === === ave accomplished, they are still being discriminated against to the present day. They are more likely to be pulled over in a car and are more likely to live in poverty than the white population. Even in politics, African Americans are being discriminated against. For example in the recent presidential election, 8/10 African Americans voted for Barack Obama. This could be because they ===

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