Why is the early African-American contributions to America

>>2951340
It's easy to discount the forms of knowledge exercised by enslaved people if you believe they knew nothing before coming to the US.

>>2951340
Why are you obsessed with black people making two threads only to shitpost?

>>2951340
Because they didnt contribute more than picking cotton

>>2951407
Samefag

>>2951340
Same reason that cows and pigs aren't credited; they were considered livestock.

>>2951377
>Why are you obsessed with black people
Why do you hate black people so much you get angry when we create a thread to appreciate all they have done for America.

>>2951577
Because it's clear you're trying to use this as a lol niggers thread it's transparent.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Armistead_Lafayette
>Armistead, an African-American slave, was owned by William Armistead of Virginia. Most sources indicate that James Armistead was born in 1748 in New Kent County, Virginia, although others put his birth around 1760 in Elizabeth City, Virginia.
>In 1781, after getting his master's consent, Armistead volunteered to join the army under Lafayette. He utilized him as a spy, posing as a runaway slave. He joined the camp of Brigadier General Benedict Arnold, the turncoat who was leading some British forces in the area. Pretending to be a spy for them allowed Armistead to gain Arnold's confidence to the extent that Arnold used him to guide British troops through local roads.
>As a double agent, he was responsible for reporting the activities of Benedict Arnold – after he had defected to the British – and Lord Cornwallis during the run-up to the Battle of Yorktown. He fed them false information, while disclosing very accurate and detailed accounts to the Americans.
>James petitioned the Virginia Assembly for his freedom. On January 9, 1787, the Assembly granted the petition. At that time, he chose to add "Lafayette" to his name to honor the general.[6]
>Armistead continued to live in New Kent County with his new wife, one son, and several other children. He became a rich farmer and at one point owned three slaves.[7][8] In 1818, he applied to the state legislature for financial aid; he was granted $60 for present relief and a $40 annual pension for his services in the Revolutionary War.

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>>2951585
Lafayette's return:
>In 1824, the Marquis de Lafayette returned to the United States at the invitation of President James Monroe. He made a tour of all 24 states, in which he was met by huge crowds and everywhere feted as a hero. While in Virginia, where he visited Washington's grave and gave a speech to the House of Delegates, he abruptly had his carriage stop when he saw Armistead in the crowd and rushed to embrace him. At around this time, he also wrote a testimonial on Armistead's behalf.[3]

>>2951582
I'm sorry you're a racist liberal who thinks the extent of African-American life prior to the Civil War were just being slaves, but you are horribly mistaken. I think it's a good thing to talk about the positive life of Free Black Americans who contributed to the nation we live in today then pretending they didn't exist.

>>2951593
You can call me names but the fact remains that this thread like all the others devolves Everytime to shitpost memes and you know that

>>2951587
>While in Virginia, where he visited Washington's grave and gave a speech to the House of Delegates, he abruptly had his carriage stop when he saw Armistead in the crowd and rushed to embrace him. At around this time, he also wrote a testimonial on Armistead's behalf

So beautiful :')

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>The American Revolution was basically just the first BLM riot

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Racist white liberals hate this thread because it shows the truth about Black Americans. They built this country, but not by picking cotton. Most of the fundamental thinkers behind the creation of this great Nation were in fact African American.

there isn't any to recognize

as simple as that

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>>2952705
John Hanson, who was a Moor, was the real 1st President of the United States, he served from 1781 – 1782 and he was indeed black. The new country was actually formed on March 1, 1781 with the adoption of The Articles of Confederation. This document was actually proposed on June 11, 1776, but not agreed upon by Congress until November 15, 1777. Maryland refused to sign this document until Virginia and New York ceded their western lands (Maryland was afraid that these states would gain too much power in the new government from such large amounts of land).

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>>2952715

this is John Hanson

you'll note that they had not any photography to capture those people

>>2951340
what are you talking about? They were good slaves

>>2951340
I think we all know that they were hard-working slaves.

>>2952715
>photography in the 18th century
>articles of confederation having an office of president

>>2951585
>He became a rich farmer and at one point owned three slaves
lmao

>>2951340

Because they basically didnt contribute

>>2951340
Only thing they contribute collectively is destroying America.