User:TheRegionalManager/African-American diaspora

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'''-Acs formed in 1817 to move africans back to Africa for many differences reasons ( to rid America of blacks, thought they'd be happier there, christianize africa) others thought they should stay to help fight for full legal rights for africans. it was attacked in 1830s by abolitionists who discredited colonization as a slave holders sceme and eventually lost a lot of funding. by the time civil war ended many africans wished to go to liberia ( were the ACS had established a colony that formed into country liberia) but financial support had waned and was now more focused on education and missionary work in africa. the ACS would disform in 1964. '''

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The African-American diaspora refers to communities of people's outside of the United States '''of African descent who previously lived in the United States. These people were mainly descended from formerly enslaved African persons in the United States or its preceding European colonies in North America that had been brought to America via the Atlantic slave trade and had suffered in slavery between the years of 1526 and 1865. The African-American diaspora was primarily caused by the intense racism and views of being inferior to white people that African-Americans have suffered through driving them to find new homes free from discrimination and racism. This would become common throughout the history of African-American presence in the United States and continues to this day. The spreading of the African American diaspora would begin as soon as slaves were brought over to the new world and would first become a large movement during the American Revolution and into the 19th century by escaping slave owners for a chance at freedom. After the 13th amendment freed African-Americans from the bonds of slavery many would flee to the refuge of other countries to escape the hardships of the U.S.'''

18th century
'''The spread of the African-American diaspora began during the 18th century through the escape of slaves from their masters and through the Revolutionary war. During the Revolutionary war, slaves were offered freedom in exchange for their services in both the British and Union Army's. Ultimately about 5,000 would serve for the union and another 20,000 for the British during the Revolution. Newly freed African Americans who fought for either side would end up living as freedmen in Nova Scotia Canada, in England, or in British Sierra Leone.'''

19th century
'''During the 19th century the formation of the American Colonization Society (ACS) would begin the back to Africa movement with the goal of resettling free African Americans and newly emancipated slaves back to their home country. it would create the colony of Liberia and would send over 13,000 freedmen. However the ACS was greatly disliked by both African Americans who believed they were entitled to the same rights as any white man and America was just as much of their country as any white man. Between 1800 and 1865 over 30,000 African Americans would escape to Canada through the underground railroad to escape life in the south. After the conclusion of the civil war in 1865 the 13th amendment was ratified by congress abolishing slavery in all forms and freed all persons of color from slavery. Throughout the rest of the 19th and into the 20th century African Americans would flee the harsh realties of the south such as lynching and other racisms and would mainly relocate to Canada.'''

20th century
During the 20th century African-American's would face more racism and discrimination being denied work in higher paying jobs and would be severely restricted through Jim Crow Laws. Organized crime stopped African-Americans from gaining jobs and homes and would threaten the lives of those who tried to give them jobs or sell them land. During this time period Canada would abolish its immigration policies that discriminated against African Americans and it would prompt more African-American communities to be introduced .