Let’s take a huge leap back in time to around the 1500’s. Portuguese and Spanish settlers brought Africans to America and sold them off. Though slavery started so long ago it wasn’t legalized by the American government until the 1640’s. When put on the plantation slaves were either given housing or allowed to build their own houses. The slaves who worked in the house were given better housing near the main house. They were also given better food and clothes. Some were given pots and pans for cooking but often not and they had to make their own. Slaves would be given a pair of shoes and three pieces of underwear every year but they were made of coarse material. To keep them alive some slaves were given a small piece of land to grow food so they may eat.

It did take time for African-Americans to be considered human. The slave trade ended in 1807 but slavery itself ended in 1865. Still African Americans were not considered humans. They weren’t allowed to go to school for a long time and could only work certain jobs.

Then comes the KKK (Ku Klux Klan) which was started around the end of the civil war. Based on the hate of black people, and the idea that white people are superior the KKK was started. Though it started as a small secret society it grew and from there lynching's and night raids, murder, and destroying property started to happening. What the KKK is most known for is how their members are from different social classes. Republicans, police, and other people high in power are known to be members of it. Over time the Klan grew and also disappeared though it is active now.

BLM is a group that's also surprisingly compared to the KKK. BLM (Black Lives Matter) is a movement which focuses on rebuilding the black liberation movement. Though some argue that BLM is a racist movement that incites hate on police officers and white people in general. BLM is trying to bring attention to how colored people are deprived of basic rights in America. Though it does get compared to the KKK, it also get compared to the Black Panther Party. The Black Panther Party was an organization created to fight against white oppression, which is the same fight BLM is trying to achieve for colored people in America.

History affects how the future is formed. If you can do something to change the future for the better, please do it cause we need it.