Gwendolyn Hall is the author of the book "Africans in Colonial Louisiana: The Development of Afro-Creole Culture in the Eighteenth Century." ... Due to this and the belief system of the Africans brought into Colonial Louisiana, there was no socio-racial hierarchy and that brought the interdependence between all the races to a high point and allowed the Africans to form the basis of the Creole Culture. ... The difference in this chapter is the fact that she looks to Africa, or more specifically, Senegambia. ... Hall explains that the reason why the impoverished white class attached itself to th...

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Had the rhetoric of American liberty accounted for the African-American? ... There was no mention of the Negro within this elevated language of liberty. ... For the black bondsman in 1776 the contradictory language of the revolution, epitomized by the Declaration of Independence, made Dunmore's promise of freedom very alluring. It was not just the Negro slave who was conscious of the discrepancies of the white patriot language of liberty during the revolution. ... The salvation for the African-American was that he had gained his freedom. ...

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Would you agree that African culture survived more strongly in the Caribbean colonies than in North America? In 1562 John Hawkins, the first English slave-trader arrived in Africa with a fleet of three ships. Into these ships he put the three hundred black Africans he had abducted from Sierra Leone. ... FAMILY: Hostile to family life slavery uprooted many Africans from their homeland and their extended family ties. ... African "promiscuity" was seen as proof that family life did not exist in Africa as Europeans knew it. ...

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Discrimination and prejudice integrates into our ever-evolving society like a recognizable language. ... Tracing these behaviors back to the early stepping stones of our country, we discover it was not just a language, but more so a way of life. ... African servants, who were stripped of their heritage and forced to embody a new set of beliefs, were seen as the best candidates for the demand in workers, thus the stigma was born. ... And if 50 million Africans, by the 1800's, are greeted with enslavement and/or death, it is more of lifestyle of disposable assets. With the turn of the cen...

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Before Europeans journeyed to North America and brought African slaves with them, Africans and Native Americans actually had a lot in common. ... In this hemisphere, there were hundreds of Native nations, each with its own spirituality, language, system of government, and land base. ... The very first Cherokee to own an African American slave was Nancy Ward. ... The tribe interacted with enslaved Africans and African Americans in a multitude of ways. ... Meigs, Sr. counted 583 African American slaves held by Cherokee Indians (Davis). ...

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However, Equiano holds on to a considerably part of African heritage. ... This compromise leaves him torn between his adopted Western beliefs and his native African values. ... He begins on a quest to read and write having already partially learned the English language around two to three years after he arrives in England. ... Choice of modes of discourse, diction and figurative language can all add value and depth to a work of literature. ... She rarely uses any descriptive language. ...

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While some may argue that slavery no longer affects African-Americans, we still see small amounts of animosity even today. ... In order to achieve their goals, pro-slavery lobbyists used many different terms and language to put down African-Americans in hopes of continuing the evil. ... Jefferson, the genius of politics, could see no way for African-Americans to live in society as free people. ... In her article about African-American stereotypes, Monnica Williams says "Given that African Americans are a statistical minority in the US, the overwhelming majority of drug abusers will theref...

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His achievements in government had cleared a path for other African Americans to follow. ... Frederick Douglass would encourage many more African Americans to fight for the Union Army, "Who would be free themselves must strike the blow.... ... Nearly two hundred thousand African Americans were estimated to have served the United States Army and Navy by the end of the civil war. ... Not only did these achievements pave the way for other African Americans to follow, but they also weakened the stereotype that African American people are an inferior and sub-human type of being. ... After th...

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Olaudah Equiano, a native of the African province Eboe and author of The Interesting Narrative experienced the cruel and inhumane life of a slave. ... He faced slavery on several fronts, in his native Africa, the West Indies, Europe and America. ... In defense of the enslaved, would we not all be considered ignorant if we were forced into a new culture, with a foreign language and different customs? ... The Africans, who were most likely kidnapped from their homeland, were cramped below the deck of the ship where they were afforded not even enough room to turn over. ... It is no wonder so m...

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However, Lincoln portrayed as a man who, from early childhood, had but one goal, and that was to advocate on freeing the African-American slaves. ... To this end, he was in favor of "second-class citizenship" of African-American living in Illinois. Finally, Lincoln used prejudice to persuade his audience to rethink their attitudes towards African-Americans. Whites who enjoyed freedom could not keep African-Americans in bondage and hope for the continued security of their rights. ... "11 He compared creation and those who used it to miners, alluding to the language of Genesis...

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Seuss, with his wacky language and understanding of this harsh world, brought us the incredible story of Horton Hears a Who where, "a person is a person, no matter how small". ... Second of all, Eddoo takes advantage of Abina's ignorance of law, court etiquette, and complicated language to make her appear incompetent to the jury. Since the qualifications to sit on a jury included speaking English well, owning land or having money, and being male, they were much more likely to sympathize on the side of Eddoo rather than the inarticulate African American woman. ...

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Douglass's devotion to abolitionism led him to confer with Abraham Lincoln during the civil war and after the war he fought for the rights of women and African-Americans alike. ... In this first part we are going to see how acquiring language provided Douglass with a sense of self. In order to demonstrate that we shall first explore the relationship Douglass established between language and identity. In fact, Douglass puts strong emphases on language and through the first half of his Narrative he spends a great deal of time exploring the impact of literacy on his sense of self. ...

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Approximately 7.7 million Africans were transported to the New World between 1492 and 1820 (Foner 133). ... When a term slave is mentioned to a 21st century reader, the chances are that he will only associate it with non-Christian Africans and Indians. ... These portions of the articles were not clear because of the language used as well as the time period, and 21st century reader would have to hold much knowledge about this time period to understand concepts discussed in the articles written over 300 years ago. ...

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