American Studies
Minorities in the US
Overview
African-Americans
About 46 million (14%)
Old stock Americans + newer populations from Caribbean and Africa
Average per capita income is 61% of whites
Most live in urban areas
History in the US
Early 1600s: not enslaved
Late 1600s: hereditary slavery
Tobacco and rice plantations in Virginia and Maryland
1776: 20% of population were slaves
Minorities in the US
Overview
African-Americans
About 46 million (14%)
Old stock Americans + newer populations from Caribbean and Africa
Average per capita income is 61% of whites
Most live in urban areas
History in the US
Early 1600s: not enslaved
Late 1600s: hereditary slavery
Tobacco and rice plantations in Virginia and Maryland
1776: 20% of population were slaves