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African's Shipped to America to become Slaves
In 1619 was when the first Slaves were brought to the United States.
To learn More visit this link.
http://afroamhistory.about.com/od/slavery/a/The-Start-Of-Slavery-In-North-America.htm -
Slavery was abolished
Abraham lincoln passed the 13th amendment that abolished slavery in the United states and freed all the slaves. To learn more information go to this link
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Segregation
After Slavery was abolished africans were not treated as equals. They were treated as less in societys. Schools, bathrooms, Facilities, restuaraunts were all segregated. African's could not eat in the same restuarants as Caucasians. To learn more information go to this link
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Interment Camps WWII
Japanese Americans were forced to go to these interment camps during WWII after the bombings of Pearl Harbor. They had to evacuate their homes and go live in camps. To learn more information go to this link
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Terrorist Attacks on the United States
This began an era of mixed feelings torwards Muslims and people from the Middle East. Ever since the attack on the twin towers, people feel at unease torwads this culture and profiling them all into possibly being terrorist because of the way they dress and religon. To learn More go to this link
http://quod.lib.umich.edu/j/jmmh/10381607.0007.101/--attitudes-toward-muslim-americans-post-911?rgn=main;view=fulltext
