Research Paper On If I Lived During The 1600's-1900

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Imagine yourself, waking up at un-imaginable times of the day, having to eat nothing but trash and still being mistreated and discriminated all because of the way you looked, well that's exactly what African Americans had to endure at one point in American history. If I had lived during the 1600’s-1900’s as an African American then some of the challenges I would have faced are the struggle to survive, death and mistreatment. First of all, a challenge most every African American had to face during this time period was the struggle to survive. During this time period not only did African Americans struggle with everyday survival but so did average Americans because of poor health, finances and housing. During a large portion of this time period

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