Jackson Creek Middle School
How Diverse is Jackson Creek?
This page has been designed to show the diversity in our school, Jackson Creek Middle School (JCMS). We designed this page as part of a two-part project in our Mass Communications class.
Below is information on a few of the ethnic groups that make up the Jackson Creek Middle School population. Also included is a brief description and history of each ethnic group. By following the link to our charts, the pie charts will show the percentages of ethnic diversity in our school and the languages spoken in the home (not including English).
We feel that learning about other countries might remove any prejudices that we or anyone else has about other ethnic groups. This is America. We are not supposed to judge or be judged. This is one of the qualities that makes America what it is today.
We hope you enjoy and learn from our page. Knowledge makes the difference.
Ethnic Group Information
Hispanic Americans- Hispanic Americans are Americans of Spanish-speaking descent. Many Hispanic Americans are the descendants of Mexican people who lived in the Southwest when it became part of the United States. Almost all other Hispanic Americans or their ancestors migrated to the United States from Latin America. The three largest Hispanic groups in the United States are Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, aqnd Cuban Americans. As a group, Hispanic Americans represent a mixture of several ethnic backgrounds, including European, American Indian, and African. Today, more than 22 million people of Hispanic descent live in the United States. They make up the second largest minority group in the country. Hispanics make up 9% of the U.S. population.
African Americans- African Americans are Americans mostly or partly of African descent. About 30 million African Americans live in the United States. They account for 12 percent of the nation's total population and make up the largest minority group. About half of all African Americans live in the southern states. The rest live in large cities in the East, Midwest, and West. The majority of African Americans trace their origin to an area in western Africa that was controlled by three great and wealthy black empires from about AD 300 to the late 1500's. These empires-Ghana, Mali, and Songhai- thrived on trade and developed efficient goverments. During the early 1500's, European nations began a slave trade in which people from western Africa were brought to European colonies in the Americas. For about the next 300 years, millions of enslaved Africans were shipped across the Atlantic Ocean to North and South America. About 500,000 of the African's were brought to what is now the United States.
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