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A detailed account of the history of African Americans is presented in this article. Divided by main topics or periods of time, the coming of slavery to America is the first focus. Followed by plantation life and escapes to freedom and finally emancipation, the Black experience moves along toward the KKK, integration, civil rights, prominent Black leaders, assassinations, and finally the election of the first Black President of the United States.
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