Why are there black people in America?

There are two reasons why blacks exist in the United States:

1. descendants of African slaves brought to the United States by European colonists in history;

2. Black immigrants and their descendants. It accounts for about 13.2% of the total population of the United States, and one third of them are mulatto (such as Obama), and English is widely used. Mainly believe in Protestantism; Some people believe in Catholicism and Islam. ?

They belong to the black race. 700 in 1680, 90,000 in 1730, 25 million in 1800, and 46.8 million in 1978, accounting for 65,438.

Black Americans have played an important role in American history. They actively participated in the American War of Independence and the Anti-Fascist War. At the same time, it is also the main force of American agriculture and industrial production; Black workers in the steel industry account for about one third, and the automobile industry accounts for half, which has made great contributions to the development of sports and entertainment culture in China.

Extended data:

The history of African-Americans can be traced back to16th century when the United States became a European colony. From 16 to 19, European colonists transported a large number of slaves from Africa (mainly from West Africa, Congo and Angola) to America, and more than half of them were transported to the United States today, mainly working as coolies in cotton and sugar cane plantations and mines in southern States, and were brutally exploited and abused by white racists.

With the development of American industry, blacks in the south moved to cities in the north and northwest. 186 1 ~ 1865 after the civil war, although slavery was abolished in law, blacks were still discriminated and oppressed by race, and the atrocities of the Klan seriously threatened their lives.

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