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    Black History For Beginners
    Black History For Beginners
    Black History For Beginners
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    Black History For Beginners

    By Denise Dennis and Susan Willmarth

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    What is Black History? Did you know what blacks were in Cortez’s crew in Mexico, with Pizarro in Peru and Alvarado in Quito…that when Balboa discovered the Pacific Ocean, 30 black people were with him….that when Alarcon and Coronado conquered Mexico, black people were with them too?
    Any misunderstandings between blacks and whites in today’s society tend to stem from the misconceptions about blacks that have been allowed to thrive throughout the ages. The only way to help abolish stereotypes is to help present a more complete picture of the black people throughout history. Black History For Beginners covers a rich but often ignored history and chronicles the black struggle from capture and enslavement in Africa through the Civil Rights movement and up to today and the new and different kinds of struggles that black people face today
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFor Beginners
    Release dateAug 21, 2007
    ISBN9781934389980

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    Black History For Beginners - Denise Dennis

    Blacks were in the New World before Columbus arrived. They participated in the first explorations.

    Blacks were in Corte’s crew in Mexico, with Pizarro in Peru and Alvarado in Quito.

    When Balboa discovered the Pacific Ocean, 30 blacks were with him, including Nufo de Olano.

    When Alarcon and Coronado conquered New Mexico, blacks were with them, too.

    The best-known of the black conquistadors was ESTIVANICO — he initiated the opening of New Mexico and Arizona a for Spain.

    If there are misunderstandings between black and white people today, it’s because misconceptions about blacks have been allowed to thrive.

    The only way to help abolish stereotypes is to present a more complete picture of black people in history.

    Native Americans in the Chicago area claimed that The first white man to settle at Chickagoa was a negro.

    Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, a black man who came to the Mississippi Valley with French explorers, founded the city of Chicago by constructing the first building on the site that developed into the Windy City.

    It’s inspiring to know that blacks made a triumphant entrance into the Western World, but considering the circumstances of millions of blacks today, something went wrong ...

    THE FIRST CHALLENGE

    The Afro-European slave trade began in 1441 when a Portuguese prince, Henry the Navigator, sought wealth from Africa and Asia. Henry sent a mariner, Antonio Gonsalves, to the west coast of Africa near Cape Bojodor to investigate.

    Gonsalves brought gold dust and ten Africans back to Lisbon for the Prince, as a display of Africa’s wealth.

    The Prince gave the Africans to the Pope.

    The Pope, in turn, granted Henry title to lands discovered east of cape Blanco.

    Portugal dominated this area, near Senegal and with it the African trade market for nearly a century.

    Apapal Bull prevented Spain from going into Africa, but did give her the bulk of the New World. Spain contracted other nations to procure slaves for her. The contract was called an asiento and was Symbol of power.

    By 1460, approximately 600 slaves were entering Portugal annually. In Lisbon, blacks outnumbered whites.

    The Portuguese didn’t invent slavery. For example, the ancient Greeks Kept slaves and Moses led the Israelites out of bondage in Egypt.

    On the west coast of the dark continent, a slave system was initiated and perpetuated for economic purposes. The commercial Revolution offered Carte Blanche to those who sought to exploit in order to rise on the Social and economic ladder.

    There were three distinct stages on the journey from Africa to the New World:

    European traders rationalized that slavery was a holy cause because in introduced heathens to Christianity.

    The roots of the slave trade: The captured were members of various tribes. They were kidnapped or captured in tribal wars and sold. European traders established posts along the west African coastline where and ivory were bartered for bodies.

    Men and women could be purchased from independent African slatees, too. Chiefs often appointed a Caboceer, an African who gathered those who were to be sold.

    After the long march the captured chained two by two, were taken to negro houses, or prison. The strongest were branded with the stamp of the trading company.

    The slatees and the Caboceer led the capture in the long march to the coastline. Those who were best fit physically were

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