Social Changes Due To Slavery

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Today, in the United States the African American culture has been undermined by its own people as well as other non-black cultures. Some say, the African American culture is the most disrespected and under appreciated cultures in all of America. Blacks still today are oppressed by slavery (modern day slavery) most of which by European diasporas. Not only does oppression come from those of European dissent, but from blacks themselves. Blacks today in the United States are allowing themselves to be oppressed by accepting the standards of the Euros and by not accepting the culture for what it is.

In the early 20th century most blacks lived in the south. The Great Movement changed that process. During WWI, blacks began to move towards the West, East, and the North. This movement slowly but surely began to change the African culture. In order to interact with these new societies blacks had to learn new ways to fit in or to cope with their surroundings. The development of music, dance, and politics changed after the movement. Blacks began to become noticed solely for entertainment purposes. Blacks were used for jokes, singing, dancing and degradation by the white communities. As far as politics blacks organized themselves and stood up in what they believed in. Which most of the time lead to violence between whites and blacks (Race Riots).

Blacks also were a close family oriented society, which is not the case today. In the Civil Rights era in the black community family came first as well as equality for all human beings. Also, grandparents played a vital role toward the development of children as well as the whole family in the African American communities. Children had responsibilities at an early age as well as a place in society that was important.
Today, in black communities money comes first and everyone else fends for themselves. African Americans do not fully understand the importance of ec...