by African Elements News Writer | Mar 18, 2021 | Black History (Through Reconstruction), Black New-US, Current News Headlines, Video Essays on Black History and Politics
The history of slavery and sectional debate impacted the formation of California in a variety of ways. California’s admission into the Union and the Compromise of 1850 intensified the sectional conflict over slavery bringing the United States one step closer to Civil War. The hidden history of the slavery debate in the mid-19th century becomes visible in the very placement of California’s eastern border. Additionally, California becomes a central point in Black history as African Americans struggled to keep slavery out of California…and Black people in it.
by African Elements | Sep 24, 2020 | Current News Headlines
In this video, I break down the various ways in which the sectional debate over slavery impacted the formation of California. The impact of the slavery debate can be seen in the placement of California’s eastern border and in the struggle to keep slavery out of California…and ex-slaves in it.
by African Elements News Writer | Dec 2, 2015 | Current News Headlines
[fvplayer src=”https://youtu.be/xxNEYmo6ko4″ splash=”https://www.africanelements.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ExternalLink_maxresdefault.jpg”] Dr. Shirley Weber Speaks on California’s Anti-Racial Profiling Law Friday, December 4, 2015...
by African Elements News Writer | Apr 7, 2013 | Black History (Reconstruction to Present), Black New-US, Black News-Africa and Diaspora, Current News Headlines, Video Essays on Black History and Politics
In this episode, we explore how life was different for African Americans on the frontier. How those differences translate to both danger and opportunity for persons of African descent in the Spanish and English American territories, and the role Africans played in shaping what was to become the American frontier.