Self-Esteem and African Americans

Self-Esteem and African Americans:
Does Racial Discrimination and Prejudice Affect One’s Self-Worth?

by William S. Cook

"Since African Americans have been in hot water since arriving to North America as captives, how do they view themselves in light of their negative American experiences?

The ancestors of most African Americans came to the West as captives. They fought courageously for more than three hundred years to become free persons. After the Civil War, Congress passed laws that illegalized slavery, granted citizenship to African Americans and gave males voting privileges. Even with these legal adjustments, African Americans have been the victims of racism, segregation, stereotypes from mainstream media and prejudice and discrimination..."

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