George Washington was the First historian to write exclusively about the past of the African Americans. He served to be the editor, columnist, lawyer and a prolific writer who tried to bring to light the history of African Americans and their issues of racism and discrimination.
W.E. Dubois was the first historian to explore the African American culture and their integrated lifestyle.
Carter. G .Woodson was known to be the father of Black History. His works aimed to save the rich heritage of the African Americans.
After the emergence of civil rights movement. African Americans proved to be resilient to any kind of oppression and raised their voice for enfranchisement and abolition of racism.
Isn't it the Declaration of Independence?
The present increase in numbers of the Negro people of the United States grows out of a deep and passion- ate strong desire/formal decision about something to make freedom and (state where all things are equal) a reality "here" and "now." In one sense the (the right to vote, to free speech, to fair and equal treatment, etc.,) movement in the United States is a special American important thing/big event which must be understood in the light of American history and dealt with in terms of the American situation. But on another and more important level, what is happening in the United States today is a significant part of a world development.
There were many such things, for example, systematic racism. African-Americans were still living in poverty or didn't have civil rights and segregation was strong. They could only join white communities if they were musicians or things like that where they would have to play for white guests of parlors. It wasn't until the 60s that the African-American people were given their civil rights.
