The history of black people in the United States

Black Americans, also known as "African Americans", are the descendants of black African slaves who were transported to the United States by European colonists in history. Belongs to the Negro race. The history of black people in the United States:

The history of black people in the United States can be traced back to the 16th century, when America became a European colony. From the 16th to the 19th century, European colonists transported large numbers of black slaves from Africa (mainly West Africa, Congo and Angola) to the Americas. More than half of them were transported into the present-day United States, and were mainly used in cotton and sugar cane plantations and mines in the southern states. Peons, brutally exploited and abused by white racists. With the development of American industry, black people from the South moved to northern and northwest cities. After the Civil War from 1861 to 1865, although slavery was legally abolished, black people still suffered from racial discrimination and oppression. The atrocities of the Ku Klux Klan seriously threatened the lives of black people.

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Black Americans have never enjoyed the same treatment as white people in politics, education, employment, housing, etc. According to a 1970 survey, whites accounted for 9.9% of households below the poverty line in the United States, while blacks accounted for 41.3%. The unemployment rate for black people is generally three to four times higher than that for white people, and in some cities it is as high as six or seven times. The wages of black workers averaged only one-half to one-third of those of white workers. Blacks die at higher rates than whites. According to statistics in 1960, the infant mortality rate among blacks was 43.2 per thousand. The population density of black urban areas is generally several times or even ten times that of white people. Black Americans are at the bottom of American society and are always threatened by unemployment, poverty, disease, and death. Therefore, they have carried out a long-term resistance struggle. In 1968 alone, a black resistance struggle swept 168 cities, including Washington. Mao Zedong issued two statements in 1963 and 1968 supporting the anti-riot struggle of black Americans. The struggle of African Americans against racial discrimination and oppression is supported by progressive forces around the world.

Today, the United States has given more educational benefits and social benefits to black people. Asians must have SAT scores 450 points higher than black people (out of 1,600 points) before they can be admitted. With the same scores, African Americans have three times the chance of being admitted to medical school than Asians.