Why is the early African-American contributions to America largely ignored?

Why is the early African-American contributions to America largely ignored?

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

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

Because they didnt contribute more than picking cotton

Samefag

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

>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.

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

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.

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]