The extensive use of African labor in Brazil and the Caribbean by the Spanish for farming purposes during the 16th and 17th centuries led British and other European colonists to do the same in North America, where Native American and indentured servant populations were insufficient to meet the demands for agricultural labor. Most Africans brought to North America were used to produce the export crops (tobacco, rice, indigo, and cotton) that became a major source …showed first 75 words of 991 total…

…showed last 75 words of 991 total…although there have been great improvements. Today, African-Americans can vote freely, run for office, go wherever they choose to without being insulted, and most importantly, African-Americans are now truly being treated equally! Works Cited 1. Coombs, Norman. Experience in America. 1999 2. www.americanhistory.com\ African Americans 3. Fairman, Henrietta. Escape from Slavery. 1997. 4. "The American Civil War". Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia. 2004. 5. The History Channel-" Biography" 6. John, Franklin and Moss, Alfred Jr. From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African Americans.