> >There was one man that wanted to change American society his name is Martin L. King, a civil rights leader involved in helping his fellow African Americans. King made a contribution to America by saying his… “I have a dream speech”, that changed America forever. Five years later King was assonated in 1968, although he died he made the American dream come true. It appears that they ar

ÿ Sports was also very popular for African Americans to get into, the majority of them had energy to play sports such as boxing, base ball, basket ball and football these were the common sports blacks were good at. The first man to join the major league was Jackie Robinson, as the first African-American to play in modern times for the Major League Brooklyn Dodgers. Branch Rickey, president and general manager of the Dodgers chose Robinson. October 23, 1945 was the date that Robinson signed a contract to play with the Montreal Royals, a minor league affiliate of the Dodgers. This was Robinson's official first step to the majors, which came on April 15, 1947 when he entered Ebbets Field to play baseball with the Dodgers and was introduced to the baseball hall of fame. Basketball was another common sport for black people, the first players that entered into the NBA in 1950 was Chuck Cooper, signed with the Boston Celtics; Earl Lloyd with the Washington Capitols and Nathaniel "Sweetwater" Clifton with the New York Knicks. They were not famous, but managed to get recognition for what they do as athletes.

ÿ After when slavery was abolished in 1865, fifty years later Black music (Jazz and Blues) wore very popular in the 1830 - 1920’s in Chicago and Louisiana. Jazz Music was a combination of European, African and American that created such an outstanding sound. And Blues music came from slavery, when the slaves were using a harmonica and singing with low voices about their struggles in the Plantation fields during slavery. The life style the African Americas movement began to rise in New York City. The Great Migration and prominent African American figures sparked this movement. This movement became known as the Harlem Renaissance. The Harlem Renaissance became the rebirth for many African Americans. It marked the first time that mainstream publishers were looking at the work of African Americans. Although the renaissance focused primarily on literature, many other areas such as music and the arts began to play a vital role not only in the Harlem Renaissance but also on the lives of African Americans. Blacks in the 1920’s wore popular for their singing, dancing and acting skills, most of them were acting on broad way, motion pictures and plays. The best movie of all times was a “raisin in the sun” about a family moving to live in a white area, where the whites don’t want them to live. Between the 1920 –30’s the life style of blacks wore that they always dressing slick everyday through the night heading to clubs looking for singles. And although they were living as middle class citizens, they still didn’t have it easy be accepted, but was always admired by the talent they have done. They also feared the Ku Klux Klan was most powerful during the 1920's when membership rose to nearly three million members. The klan aimed to alienate non-whites and other religious groups from the rest of American society. The klan was a hate group and displayed their hatred by killing thousands of people and destroying the lives of many others The klan was based in the South, but spread their hate across America. The site is dedicated to our findings through various Klan related links and our research papers

e now being accepted in mainstream society, no more segregation. Ever since the African Americans had their independence in 1963, the white people started to appreciate them for who they are as musicians, athletes, pastors, poets, mayors and inventors. Through the years they loved Negro music from 1920 – 2003, the United States, Canada and other countries imitate our speech, dress and act like us, this shows that African American culture is becoming an influence in every culture.

ÿ As for the Black teenagers most of them was trying to think positive in their lives about freedom, love, family, music, other important things in their lives and about getting a good education and being one of the first blacks to graduate from

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