African Americans In The 19th Century

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African American population grew over the years and the population is still increasing. For so long I thought every black person came from Africa. It's not they come from all over the world. My family has been living in Cleveland for as long as my parents can remember. My great-grandmother has been living in Cleveland so long. When she bought her first house she paid $1 for it and fixed it up herself. Back in those days houses was cheap. It's still up and she paid to get it built just the way she liked it. On the other hand, Cleveland was the rich side and it was an suburban. Not many blacks got a chance to move in Cleveland so when segregation went down they packed up. When that happened everyone moved I don't know where they came from though.

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