History of Black Stereotypes

Stereotypes are generalizations of a certain race or group of people. Stereotypes originated from the colonial days of settlement, but African American stereotypes started in the 19th century when actors for minstrel theater would portray African American in black face. They would paint their faces in black paint and portray African Americans in obnoxious, ignorant and naive ways.

Today, blacks are portrayed as poor, lazy, violent and criminals. Black are also portrayed as to love eating fried chicken and Kool-Aid.

Of course, we all know that this isn't true, but I think we're the only race that has to keep fighting to defend our culture. Even though some stereotypes are not true and they maybe used for a good laugh most of the time, but the more its enforced the more people are going to look at African Americans as loud, rude, "ghetto", ignorant, criminals and violent.