Discrediting is the act of not giving credit to the original source. African Americans are victims of discrediting whether it is a cultural phenomenon or serving in a war. Discrediting African Americans is a form of Anti-Negrophilia.
Discrediting is the act of not giving credit to the original source. African Americans are victims of discrediting whether it is a cultural phenomenon or serving in a war. Discrediting African Americans is a form of Anti-Negrophilia.
Slave labor paid for a considerable share of the capital, iron, and manufactured goods that were the basis for American economic growth. Slaves provide labor for the production of cotton, tobacco, and sugar which enabled the growth of textile factories, a meat processing industry, insurance companies, shippers, and cotton brokers. The overall economic benefit to America of slave labor has been placed at $4 billion.
African Americans have made important contributions to science and technology, from inventor George Washington Carver to astronaut Robert Henry Lawrence Jr. They have been integrally involved in America’s political process, from the first African American to serve in the Congress, Hiram Revels, to the first African American president Barack Obama. African Americans have been successful entrepreneurs from the first black female millionaire Madam C.J. Walker, who built a hair care empire, to Robert L. Johnson, who founded BET.
Cultural Appropriation is when a privileged group takes culture elements from a primarily disadvantaged group. African American music, including blues, jazz, hip-hop, and R&B, have been appropriated, often without credit, by other races for profit. The same holds true for African-American style. Literature, and art, whose imitators are rewarded while the true generators are forgotten.
For much of American history, African American soldiers were placed in segregated units and given separate and unequal treatment, despite serving with distinction. African American soldiers are underrepresented or unrecognized in official military records, monuments, and ceremonies, which has contributed to the perception that their service was not as significant as that of other soldiers. Within a week of the outbreak of World War I, the War Department had to stop accepting black volunteers because the quotas for African Americans were filled. During Vietnam, African Americans were disproportionately sent to the front lines, jailed or disciplined at a higher rate and promoted less often.
African-Americans’ economic contributions are downplayed or overlooked. Real estate developer, activist, and philanthropist Robert Church Sr. was one of the first African American millionaires in the United States. George Washington Carver was a scientist and educator who developed and marketed new products based on peanuts and sweet potatoes. Sara Blakely, founder and CEO of Spanx, is one of the most successful female entrepreneurs in the world. African-Americans continue to run small businesses and create jobs, and yet their accomplishments are regularly ignored.
For much of American history, African American soldiers were placed in segregated units and given separate and unequal treatment, despite serving with distinction. African American soldiers are underrepresented or unrecognized in official military records, monuments, and ceremonies, which has contributed to the perception that their service was not as significant as that of other soldiers. Within a week of the outbreak of World War I, the War Department had to stop accepting black volunteers because the quotas for African Americans were filled. During Vietnam, African Americans were disproportionately sent to the front lines, jailed or disciplined at a higher rate and promoted less often.
African-Americans’ economic contributions are downplayed or overlooked. Real estate developer, activist, and philanthropist Robert Church Sr. was one of the first African American millionaires in the United States. George Washington Carver was a scientist and educator who developed and marketed new products based on peanuts and sweet potatoes. Sara Blakely, founder and CEO of Spanx, is one of the most successful female entrepreneurs in the world. African-Americans continue to run small businesses and create jobs, and yet their accomplishments are regularly ignored.
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