I Really Became Interested In This….
A shout out to Black History Month.
When I signed up for my African American studies class, I was not expecting to be this interested in it. I have learned a lot so far even though I have only been in the class for about three weeks. This class is focusing on the African American perspective on society. At this moment, we are looking deep into slavery and how it affected millions of Africans who were transported to the Americas. One thing that was very interesting to me that my professor made me aware of is that reportedly 4,400,000 people lived in the United States during the slavery period. However, 4 million of those people were African slaves. This number is mind boggling because it made me understand the true depth of slavery. You know…a lot of people believe slavery was in the South and only in the South. But have people ever took into consideration how New York City was built. It was built by African slaves. Yes, the North eventually despised slavery and was against it, but this is the area that slaves first populated. Just imagine not knowing where you are going and being forced to imitate a foreign culture. The obstacles African slaves were forced to overcome in order to keep their sanity, is the same obstacles we as African Americans face today, but with a modern twist. Our ancestors implemented that survival mentality that most African Americans have. This class has been an eye opener and I really enjoy it! Lastly, I want to give one final announcement: Who Dat…We Dat! Go Saints!!!!
