Category Archives: Black and American

Part Four The African American/Black and Brown people/People of Color In part three, we discussed the continued struggle by the NAACP, the National Urban League, The Black Panthers, and Black civil rights activists such as Dr Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, who demanded liberty, equality, and freedom for all. We also saw what happensContinue reading “What has Black America gained politically, socially, economically, psychologically, and existentially since enslavement?”

Part Three The Black/African American In Part Two, we saw the gains made in education, which led to the rise of Black intellectuals. However, Black civil rights were eroded with the passing of various Supreme Court decisions, which denied them equal treatment under the law, paving the way for the Jim Crow segregation laws beginningContinue reading “What has Black America gained politically, socially, economically, psychologically, and existentially since enslavement?”

Part Two The Negro/Black As we saw in part one, it is difficult to define who is Black, and equally so is defining the exact point at which the categorization of these enslaved African changes from Negro to Black. Following emancipation, Blacks cautiously explored the limits of freedom. It was challenging to unacquire the habitsContinue reading “What has Black America gained politically, socially, economically, psychologically, and existentially since enslavement?”

Who is Black? Defining who is Black in North America can be problematic. In the 20th century, the one-drop rule was legalized as a framework for racial classification, and it asserted that any person with one drop of Black blood is Black. In addition, it has been suggested that Blacks in North America remain predominantlyContinue reading “What has Black America gained politically, socially, economically, psychologically, and existentially since enslavement?”