So, I just finished my paper. Well, the manuscript or (first draft). I decided (after doing more research about African Americans and more recent events, that I would change my papers title from African Americans in Early New York to…African Americans in Early New York and Gradual Success. I added “gradual success” because it took an extremely long time for African Americans to achieve equal freedom and rights. At first, I focused on early New York because I was interested in how it started but I was also interested in how it ended. So today, I added some information about Martin Luther King in my paper and kind of wrapped it up with the idea that African Americans have achieved success in this country and they are no different than the rest of us. Most of the nation doesn’t look down upon African Americans anymore, but I read one article where the author expressed his belief that racism and prejudice still happen today, but it’s not public. I guess no one is perfect and maybe not every one will except the thought that we are all equal, but I think if they did, they’d probably feel a lot better. It’s just nice to have a good attitude and except everyone for who they are, you feel good about yourself because you meet so many people and experience so many new things when you open your eyes to different cultures and backgrounds. So I hope my paper is a good one. I basically just outlined events and situations dealing with slavery from the 1600′s, all the way up to the 1900′s and I talk about in the end how much progression has been made by the African American people and how they are allowed equal rights today. It sounds silly, but I love learning. I had to say it. I had to, haha. Doing this paper was really interesting for me, as well as educational. That’s always a bonus, in my eyes!