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The Journey Towards Freedom
From the 15th century to the present, African-Americans have been on a hard fought journey to gaining their freedom and being seen as equals -
Declaration of Independence
Our nation's most important doctrine states that all men are created equally with unalienable rights. By not abolishing slavery, our nation was telling African-Americans that they are not men; that they do not have rights. -
Benefit to the Adventurers
The slave trade being so beneficial to adventurers and important to the state, caused the Clergy and the Judges to allow this social injustice to be authorized by law. -
Ship Full of Sorrow
Tens of thousands of slave ships traveled across the Atlantic full of human cargo being submitted to an uncertain future. Rather than endure the unknown horrors of enslavement, many would jump into the shark-infested waters -
The White House
While some African-American may resent the fact that slaves were forced to build the White House, others are proud that our nation's capital would not exist without their ancestors. -
Point of Pines Cabin
This cabin served as a "home" for slaves on the Point of Pines Plantation. The four walls offered privacy, but not security. Even at home, slaves were not free from the assault by slave owners because they were property. -
Abraham Lincoln Memorial
Our 16th president fought hard to give African-Americans the freedom they deserve -
The Era of Segregation
Jim Crow Laws were created to separate white and black people from public places. Creating the false notion "separate but equal." These separate facilities were inferior in quality, not equal to the facilities of their white counterparts. -
Riots
Increased migration to cities caused many white people to have to fight for their jobs against the African-Americans. White rioters would kill and injure dozens of blacks, and the blacks could not arm or protect themselves or else they would arrested. -
MLK Memorial
Martin Luther King jr. was assassinated fighting for the civil rights all African-Americans have the right to.
