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African Americans

African Americans have been a part of the Americas ever since the late 1400s. They came here as explorers, military men, interpreters, navigators, and scouts. African Americans were among the first to ever see Native Americans. The European settlement, wealth, and development depended on their labor. Black people had much experience in agriculture. Such as the growing of rice and cotton which were grown and flourished in all parts of North and West Africa. This experience helped the economy tremendously. They also had wonderfully developed skills in the arts, like music, architecture, iron-working, and decorative arts. This didn’t help the economy, however it did help to mold the society’s culture and style.
There wasn’t really a tragedy that took place, which forced Africans to come here. There were people; however, who forced them to come here. The first people to bring Africans to the Americas as slaves were the Portuguese traders. They brought the slaves to Caribbean fo...

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