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Ethnic Groups And Discrimination

African Americans, did they colonize or immigrate to the United States? Going by the definitions given by several different references, it is kind of difficult to determine if Africans immigrated or colonized over into the United States since they were not given a choice in the situation. In the Modern Language Association (MLA)(2007): immigrate (verb) means to introduce or send as immigrants. Going by this definition, I think that they were immigrated to the U.S. Many Africans were brought over to the U.S in what was called the triangular trade. According to the findings of Franklin, J. and Moss Jr., A.(2000):
The process began at the trading posts on the west coast of Africa. African Kings and merchants cooperated and traded slaves for European goods, […] [this] was known as the first leg of the triangular trade. [Next, came] the long trip across the Atlantic Ocean to the New World. This was called the middle passage of the triangular trade. […] The last phase […] occurred......


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