The back-to-Africa movement was based on the widespread belief among some European Americans in the 18th and 19th century United States that African Americans would want to return to the continent of Africa. In general, the political movement was an overwhelming failure; very few former slaves wanted to move to Africa.
by Stellarspace April 24, 2023
by Stellarspace April 24, 2023
Irish immigrants to the Caribbean colonies were not slaves they were a type of worker known as indentured servants. The Irish Slaves Myth does not seek to right an historical wrong against Irish people; instead, it has been created in order to diminish the African American experience of slavery in the hyper-- partisan political discourse of today.
by Stellarspace April 06, 2023
by Stellarspace September 16, 2023