Explain history of discrimination against african americans

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Explain the history of discrimination against African Americans and the efforts to eliminate prejudice and discrimination in the United States. Include specific facts and examples.

**Read Martin Luther King's speech "I Have a Dream."

Write a summary of the meaning of the speech using inferences.

**Research current African American facts and statistics.

Write 6-10 facts or statistics you found interesting. These facts should prove or disprove Martin Luther King's idea of the "promised land."

2014 - There were 45.7 million African Americans (14.3% of the population)

*List websites used beyond the provided sites.

"25 Things Everyone Needs to Know About the Lives of Black People in America"

https://www.alternet.org/books/25-statistics-paint-picture-black-america

"Interesting Facts About the African American Population"

https://blackdemographics.com/

"The Top 10 Most Startling Facts About People of Color and Criminal Justice in the United States"

https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/race/news/2012/03/13/11351/the-top-10-most-startling-facts-about-people-of-color-and-criminal-justice-in-the-united-states/

NAACP - "Education Fact Sheet, Health Care Fact Sheet, and Criminal Justice Fact Sheet"

https://www.naacp.org/page/-/education%20documents/AfricanAmericansAndEducation.pdf

https://www.naacp.org/pages/health-care-fact-sheet

https://www.naacp.org/pages/criminal-justice-fact-sheet

Feeding America "African American Hunger Fact Sheet"

https://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/impact-of-hunger/african-american-hunger/african-american-hunger-fact-sheet.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/

"5 disturbing Stats on Black-White Inequality"

https://money.cnn.com/2014/08/21/news/economy/black-white-inequality/

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