African-American history
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African-American history is a travel topic about the history of American people of African descent.
UnderstandThe Atlantic Slave Trade that existed from the 1500s to the 1800s resulted in many Africans being taken from Africa and being brought to the Americas as slaves.
DestinationsA Black Bostonian named Crispus Attucks was killed by British forces in the "Boston Massacre" that helped trigger the American Revolution.
RespectDue to the long history of discrimination, African-Americans tend to be very sensitive on the topic of race relations.
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- Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "African-American history" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons