African-Americans worked on issues to attain equality and civil rights

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African-Americans worked on issues to attain equality and civil rights

During a certain period of time in history, African American or blacks experienced and went through many different events that were the result of their race or ethnicity. African American who were mostly from the south, were confronted with discrimination, preconception or prejudice, slavery, oppression, and in due course had to work hard just to survive. Although African-Americans proved themselves time and time again, they still experienced racial discrimination and segregation. They were still being denied their basic right which was the right to be free and to be citizens of the United States. This paper will...