Hannah-Jones reflection

After reading “The Idea of America.Intro to 1619 project” by Hannah Jones along with two articles called “Fact-Checking the 1619 Project and its Critics” by Magness and “After All, Didn’t America Invent Slavery” by Lindsay I finally understand the devotion black people had when it comes to freedom and the pursiut of happiness. The hardships that africain american had to go through was immense to say the least. With the cases of lynching and the creation of a group called the kkk which was the ones who were carrying out these horrific deeds, africain americain have went through alot to bare the right they do today. Hannah Jones went into detail on how black americans fought for their right to even be seen as an american in other’s eyes. Like non stop protesting and fighting in the american revolution. Some fought because it was their only way out of poverty and others fought for equal standing with other americains. The aspect hate, apathy and patriotic behavior are mostly what formulate this article and clearly exemplifies the long road africain american had to travel to be on equal footing with others.

   After reading this article, you can’t help but feel a type of empathy for these people. Enslaved people could own nothing, will nothing and inherit nothing. Their purpose as a slave was to simply serve the strong and oppressive. Africain american was first sold the americain by pirates who would steal them from Portuguese slave ship who kidnapped them from the home country. Americans didn’t see africain americans as people in fact  africain american were counted as ⅓ a person. This was one of the many ways americans would avocate there narcissistic bigotry and would use africain american to do anyform of labor possible without pay. At least 400,000 africain american were forcibly exported from other countries and imported to America which would shape the country to what you see today. For example, africain american taught americain how to grow and harvest cotton which led America to control 66 percent of the world trade. But even though slavery was bad and still is to this day, I do have to admit that after reading this. I have agree that without slavery America wouldnt be as succussful as the world only superpwer today. Africain american paved the way for this country to be a moral based society that sees people for who they are inside not what they look like. Some people still feel this type of disdain towards people but I do see change taking place because of the efforts of others in the past and or the present.