Miami is home to many attractions that catch the attention of tourists from all over the world. Some of these attractions include South Beach and Aventura Mall. Despite having these attractions and so many more, there is one central area that I feel represents Miami so very well. That area is Downtown. In Downtown Miami, you witness the diverse cultures we have, the multitude of attractions, and the nature and genuine appreciation of the environment. There is so much to say about Miami, but Downtown
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religious conversion, this also became a concern to the planters in the Caribbean because of the threatened loss of cheap labor. So the distinguishing feature of skin color became a factor for identifying slave labor. In doing this the ability to have a slave and then have any of their children continue the cycle without the offer or
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Cindy is a young black woman from Zimbabwe. She is an enthusiastic, friendly woman who is employed as a domestic worker with my next door neighbour. This interview was conducted in English in the form of an open ended dialog guided by some interview questions that were prepared beforehand. This interview conversation took place on Wednesday the 5th of August, in my kitchen over a pot of tea. Cindy was born in Bulawayo on the 15th of February 1988. Cindy is one of three children and was born to
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In 1619, the first African slaves were brought to Jamestown, Virginia to grow tobacco, establishing the demand for slaves as colonists profited immensely. The demand for labor in American colonies caused slave importations to surge as “[m]ore than seven thousand Africans…stumbled off slave ships in Charleston Harbor in the year 1765…that made the colony more than 60 percent African.” Although African-Americans made up the majority in some colonies, they were still overpowered by white, American
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before throughout Africa, it had never been this large of an epidemic in the Atlantic World - beginning in the 16th century, and effecting more people and places than expected. Colonizers who had discovered land in North and South America, and in the Caribbean Islands were in need for cheap labor. The founders of the land needed slaves to work in the tobacco, sugar, and cotton plantations, gold and silver mines, as well as domestic servants.
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The islands are located near the north east coast of South America totaling 1,981 sq. miles. Trinidad is the larger island consisting of about 95% of both the land mass and population. Already inhabited by Arawak and Carib tribes the Islands of Trinidad and Tobago were discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1498. Unfortunately it wasn’t a good thing as Trinidad and Tobago were fought over more than a few times for instants Spain got there first didn’t start colonizing until 1592 and sold part of their
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Where would you travel if you could go anywhere you want? If I had that chance no doubt I was chose the Bahamas. I really enjoy water sports and the beach, so in my eyes the Bahamas is the perfect oasis for me. They have things to do ranging from swimming with dolphins to visiting the Pompey Museum. They also have absolutely stunning geography like Pink Sands Beach or Compass Cay. Lastly, the Bahamas has beautiful weather, that makes it perfect to visit the beach without shivering your way out of
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Africa contains many diverse civilizations that have been isolated from Europe and have kept their traditions for a long time, but nonetheless they have created many things like art, major cities, smelting iron, Arabic, etc. Despite the fact that Western art historians consider African art primitive because it is made by Africans, Pacific Islanders and Native Americans, it is not true that their art is primitive. This is just a nasty, rude and racist way of labeling people that have their own beliefs
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Haiti has had a strong history of surviving the unsurvivable, first with the slave rebellion against the French colony of Saint-Domingue, followed by a countless amount of military coups and dictators instated by the American government and eventually deadly natural disasters like the 2010 7.0 earthquake. All these things have left Haiti vulnerable for powers other than the Haitian government to make decisions for the Haitian people, and out of desperate measures Haiti is constantly forced to succumb
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Interregional Slave Trade Introduction Slave trade refers to the commercial purchase and sale of slaves; whereby, a slave is a person considered as a property of another person. The social practice of owning other people as property is referred as slavery. The institution of slavery and slave trade in the United States of America, encompassed the shipping of slaves from Africa across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas, where they were required to provide labor. Notably, the Trans-Atlantic Slave trade
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