Use the following categories to analyze the ways in which African American created a distinctive culture in slavery:Family, Music, Oral traditions and Religions.
Use the following categories to analyze the ways in which African American created a distinctive culture in slavery:Family, Music, Oral traditions and Religions. Thesis:In the 1800's, enslavement didn't constrict African Americans but more so helped them to develop & construct their culture. As in every ethnicity family was crucial to african americans & not even separation could tear them apart. Talong with that, the different ethnicities & languages of the u.s. assisted in making creole, pidgin, & other secret languages amongst slaves. Plus, the variation in religion allowed them to utilize Christianity, Protestantism, & Catholicism when making their iwn religion & helped with the creation of voodoo. However, when it came to music they used originality & for oral traditions they used folk tales from back at home without U.S. Influences.
Family Ts:the worst part about slavery was no doubt the separation of loved ones;however, it did form hidden slave communities & focused on matriarchy.
-Many families were broken up by the sale of a member of the family, and yet family connections were often preserved (and many rejoined after the Civil War). Slaves who were sold and moved on to new plantations/farms connected with others who had family members in previous settings from which they had come reinforced many such informal linkages.
-Because of the breakup of many families, children were often raised primarily by the mothers, creating female-centered household traditions that persisted after slavery
Music Ts:past times from field work & household duties helped compose genres of dance & music.
-Gospels, hymns, and spirituals created in religious settings; songs that evolved while working in fields (especially to provide work rhythms) and as expressions of resistance and protest, often in
Creole or pidgin English not understood by most whites.
-Subsequent renowned styles of music, such as the blues and jazz, evolved out of the various styles
sustained
Family Ts:the worst part about slavery was no doubt the separation of loved ones;however, it did form hidden slave communities & focused on matriarchy.
-Many families were broken up by the sale of a member of the family, and yet family connections were often preserved (and many rejoined after the Civil War). Slaves who were sold and moved on to new plantations/farms connected with others who had family members in previous settings from which they had come reinforced many such informal linkages.
-Because of the breakup of many families, children were often raised primarily by the mothers, creating female-centered household traditions that persisted after slavery
Music Ts:past times from field work & household duties helped compose genres of dance & music.
-Gospels, hymns, and spirituals created in religious settings; songs that evolved while working in fields (especially to provide work rhythms) and as expressions of resistance and protest, often in
Creole or pidgin English not understood by most whites.
-Subsequent renowned styles of music, such as the blues and jazz, evolved out of the various styles
sustained