Modern Day Racism And Hatred Against African Americans

James Nguyen History II Honors March 6, 2015 Modern day racism and hatred against African-Americans can be traced back to slavery in the Colonial Americas. Over 10 million slaves were taken and brought into the New World. These slaves if they were to survive the way would face a harsh life of servitude to their white masters. Africans slaves were and plentiful and cheap labor source in the 1700’s. Slavery was very controversial in the colonies. The practice had many believers and critics. Slavery was a brutal but big part of American history. In 1492, Christopher Columbus’ western expedition under Ferdinand and Isabella sparked the exchange of diseases, crops, ideas, livestocks and people. This included the beginning of the Transatlantic slave trade. It was known as the Triangular Trade because it has three main ports. The beginning of the triangle was the export of goods from the European mother country to African rulers. 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