How were African Americans treated throughout American history (focus on the 1900s-1960s)?
subjected to abuse and racism by white Americans during the slavery and Jim Crow eras
1920s
“During the Great Migration (1910–1920), African Americans by the thousands poured into industrial cities to find work and later to fill labor shortages created by World War I. Though they continued to face exclusion and discrimination in employment” (Library of Congress).
Before slavery was abolished, enslaved people were considered property, and were prohibited from gathering in large groups. After slavery was abolished, African Americans can work any job except they were treated like trash when working
What ideas inspired the Black Power Movement?
The principles of racial pride, autonomy and self determination
In the late 1960s and 70s
“Inspired by the principles of racial pride, autonomy and self-determination expressed by Malcom X (whose assasintion in 1965 had brought even more attention to his ideas), as well as liberation movements in Africa, Asia and Latin America, the Black Power movement that flourished in the late 1960s and ‘70s” History channel
they were starting a movements but they were defending meaning they didn’t want them to get in or get further with the movement