Summary Of Slavery By W. B Dubois

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WEB Dubois wrote an essay in which he said African Americans and minorities should work hard and achieve success because of what their ancestors went through. I agree with mr.Dubois, and I think that he has a great point. Our ancestors worked hard to end slavery and segregation. They struggled and fought for equality so that we can live like everyone else and I think that Africans Americans and minorities could pay them back by getting a good education and showing people that whatever you can do I can do too. Our ancestors worked very hard to end slavery.”One of the darkest periods of American history was over a million Africans were enslaved for over 400 years”. They were tired of the way they were being treated. If you think about it it’s really sad how African Americans and minorities were taken from their land not bothering anyone just relaxing. So that’s why they struggled and worked so hard to end slavery. They felt like they have had enough of the inhumane treatment for no reason. African Americans and minorities felt like being killed,sold,and beat was not the life that they were supposed to live. Having a life like that could drive people mad. So of course they are going to think of and find ways to get out of it weather it was legal or not they were …show more content…

I say that due to the fact that without this part of our ancestor’s lives didn’t happen America would not be how it is today. What our ancestors went through really helped America. Without what they went through you would not be able to talk to your white friends or get water from the same water fountain. Just the little things that you don’t think about

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