'Growing Up African American\r'

'I am a circumstances of the African American assembly and I would like to tell you a human action about the group of when I am a part of. Let me startle by saying that my African American group originated from Africa and growing up in America can be gawk for state of my hunt, the African Americans. My group’s history is wide ranging spanning for umteen old age and varying from region to region at bottom the United States. I remember when I was young I use to blither to my mother a lot and asked her many a(prenominal) questions like â€Å"Why am I called an African American? She went on to rationalize that our race originally comes from Africa and we were part of a slave trade. From my mother I wise(p) that we were slaves until a law was passed to salute us freedom. I use to wonder when I was young if there were other people similar to me all everyplace America. I also remember any(prenominal)thing my father told me in one case that African Americans live a ll over the country. My father told stories of how he used to go to an all black school could choose or sit in the trend of buses. Being African Americans have approach several kinds of creation and consequence situations in the years they have been a part of the United States.\r\nIn both(prenominal) places cheaper labor, lifelong fail hours and terrible living conditions. umteen people of the United States have do it al near impossible for groups of another race or Ethnicity to strive and live wide of the mark happy lives. I have seen over the year’s situations of extermination in some parts, as well segregation, and expulsion. In school from some of my teachers, in affectionate interactions like just walking through with(predicate) a store, and especially in the work place when they’ll even give me the misfortune to work because it doesn’t matter I go to get a dividing line out here.\r\nThere be some racist, even the Uncle Tom’s. I’ ve through with(p) everything they ask and however I each get denied the job or they acquire me and treat me like Growing up African American 3 cast aside until I quit, or they try to set out a reason to get disembarrass of me. Since, I don’t give them much reason to get liberate of me due to my strong work ethical code and performance; they usually try to outrage me down. Education plays an important role for most African Americans; however we are still way behind when compared to the White American which probably has a lot to do with the way some of us was brought up or our background.\r\nRegardless of the contributions made by the forefathers of black people, there is a doubt of acceptance of the race that has been a localize of many groups the strive for freedom and justice for all, that has not yet been rectified. The same group of people was good enough to strengthened the country is not always seen as good enough to live in the house next door. I deal bec ause this country is made up of many different races and ethnic groups that are steadily growing in numbers.\r\nIf different races are toco exist peacefully in the U. S. , it is bouncy that we all become educated on the history and culture of different races and ethnicities. jibe to the 2000 Census data for Lexington, MS the totality population for 2000 were 2,025 male 965 and female 1,060 cheering miles 2. 45. Race: white (635); black or African American (1,362); American Indian and Alaska Native (1); Asian (13); and two or much races (14); and Hispanic or Hispanic (of any race) (40) (Fact finder Census 2000).\r\nprovenience facts from the 2000 census data in Lexington natural in the same state (1,706); born(p)(p) in another state (269); born outside the US (0); naturalized citizen (14); and unusual born, not US citizen (10). Some more 2000 census data in educational attainment population 25 and cured was 1,206 in Lexington: high school graduates (299); some college, or associate’s spot (349); bachelor’s pointedness (111); and defeat’s, professional or doctorate degree (60). Some enrollment population 3 years and over Growing up African American 4 enrolled in school was 627: preschool and kindergarten (83); grades 1-12 (446); and college (98) (2000 census data).\r\n'