Prior to being enslaved for their free labor, in many African societies, it was traditional that the boys were often raised to be men who would be the dominant force within the household. These boys to men were African kings, princes, village chiefs, warriors, and medicine men who were looked upon by their families and village communities with respect.

This article is a continuation of Part I of the history of West Africa and Central Africa—Gullah/Geechee ancestry. The previous article informed you about the distinct differences between the two groups of people from Africa but from different countries on that continent.

Three African American nurses of the 20th century are remembered in the nursing field as (1) the first African American to graduate from an American School of nursing; (2) one of the few African Americans members of her high school class to graduate and one of the first people to campaign for racial equality in nursing; and (3) the only black woman in her nursing class of thirty to graduate.