Major Minorities
an E-Book by Leander Rotter
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S. 1-2 Population of the US in generalBlack History
S. 3-4 Colonial Past & Slave Trade
S. 5 Aportrait : Charles Ball
S. 6 Civil Rights Movement
Revolutionists
S. 9 A portrait : Rosa Parks
S. 10 A portrait : Martin Luther King Jr.
S. 11 A portrait : Malcolm X
S. 12 Black Panther Movement
Modern Icons
S. 14 A portrait : Kamala Harris
S. 15 Black Lives Matter
Cultural Diversity
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This book mainly relates to the parts of the subject matter discussed in class. However, minority diversity and the various resulting global situations encompass a much wider scope. If you are interested in more of this topic, I recommend the following books:Loading...
Ethnic minorities in Chinaby Xiaowei Zang
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This book mainly relates to the parts of the subject matter discussed in class. However, minority diversity and the various resulting global situations encompass a much wider scope. If you are interested in more of this topic, I recommend the following books:Loading...
Ethnic minorities in Chinaby Xiaowei Zang
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American Born Chineseby Gene Luen Yang
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The invention ofthe White Race
by Theodore
W. Allen
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Population of the United States of America:
an overview
an overview
fotograph
A lot of people from outside of the USA
do actually not know that most white people
in the United States are descendants
of colonists from Europe. Despite their big
presence in US-population, there also
is a large chunk of other ethnicities,
as seen in the graph below :
do actually not know that most white people
in the United States are descendants
of colonists from Europe. Despite their big
presence in US-population, there also
is a large chunk of other ethnicities,
as seen in the graph below :
This part of Inhabitants mostly consists of native Americans, or people that migrated to the country during
the past centuries. Almost all black people for example are descendants of Africans, which were protracted and held captive as slaves.
the past centuries. Almost all black people for example are descendants of Africans, which were protracted and held captive as slaves.
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Population of the United States of America:
an overview
an overview
A lot of people from outside of the USA
do actually not know that most white people
in the United States are descendants
of colonists from Europe. Despite their big
presence in US-population, there also
is a large chunk of other ethnicities,
as seen in the graph below :
do actually not know that most white people
in the United States are descendants
of colonists from Europe. Despite their big
presence in US-population, there also
is a large chunk of other ethnicities,
as seen in the graph below :
US population pie chart
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Black History
Colonial Past
America had its indigenous people, but most of its modern population comes from the colonists who settled the land since its discovery in 1492. Previously mentioned natives were oppressed and partly wiped out by the colonists in the following centuries. Today, only less than 0.2% of American citizens are descendants of the actual natives.
European colonists
enslaving natives
(circa 1587)
enslaving natives
(circa 1587)
The slave trade was a simple business: valuable goods such as mirrors, guns and spirits were shipped from Europe to Africa. Once in Africa, these were exchanged for freshly captured slaves, who were then shipped to America to work mainly on plantations. Parts of the proceeds of this plantation work were then processed locally, or went back to Europe. This whole construct is called "the triangular trade".
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Black History
Slave Trade
illustration
The slave trade was a simple business: valuable goods such as mirrors, guns and spirits were shipped from Europe to Africa. Once in Africa, these were exchanged for freshly captured slaves, who were then shipped to America to work mainly on plantations. Parts of the proceeds of this plantation work were then processed locally, or went back to Europe. This whole construct is called "the triangular trade".
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A portrait: Charles Ball
Civil Rights Movement
Charles Ball was most well known for his slave narrative the 1837 book, The Life and Adventures of Charles Ball
Ball's book
The Civil Rights Movement was a struggle for social justice that took place mainly during the 1950s and 1960s for Black Americans to gain equal rights under the law in the United States.
illustration
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Charles Ball wearing the uniform of the U.S. Navy's Chesapeake Bay Flotilla under the command of Commodore Joshua Barney in the War of 1812
The picture above shows an aerial view of the world-shaking March on Washington, which was led by well-known civil rights activists such as the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The latter also gave a world-famous speech there.