US CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
The struggle for equal rights for African Americans in America has a history as long as European settlement itself. The first Africans arrived in Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent European settlement, in 1619. Gradually their status changed from bound or indentured servants, who were legally contracted to work for another person for a set period, to that of slaves. American was not alone in holding slaves at this time, most Africans in fact were taken to the West Indies, Spanish America and Brazil. Although estimates vary, the number of Africans brought to the New World was probably 12 million.
The Four Freedoms were goals articulated by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt on January 6, 1941. In an address known as the Four Freedoms speech (technically the 1941 State of the Union address), he proposed four fundamental freedoms that people "everywhere in the world" ought to enjoy:
The Four Freedoms were goals articulated by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt on January 6, 1941. In an address known as the Four Freedoms speech (technically the 1941 State of the Union address), he proposed four fundamental freedoms that people "everywhere in the world" ought to enjoy:
