Sunday, December 09, 2007

Dark pages in the history of the United States ...

I was doing a research on the history of Slavery in the United States at which between 1619 - 1865 more than 4,880,000 Africans were "forced" to leave their homeland and been brought to the new land of America at which the settlers were in need of "free" labor and work force to build their immoral fortunes ...

After the Civil War between free states and slave states, this shameful dark page of the American history ended in 1870 by the endless efforts of a noble man called Abraham Lincoln who was fighting against the evil political and financial powers of the "owners" ...


"A grocery store in the 19th century America ... No Africans allowed inside"


"A drinking fountain for the colored workers ... 19th century America"


"Examining a young slave to be purchased by his new owner ... Painting from Slavery Museum ..."


"Slave Sale Market in Easton, Maryland ... Courtesy of Wikipedia, World's largest free encyclopedia"


"A letter of Reward for an escaped slave called Tom in the state of Kentucky ... America in the 19th century"

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