Slave+Culture

Tony- Slave Culture

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Through their families, religion, and music, as well as more direct forms of resistance, african americans resisted the relentless effects of slavery and created a very important culture for themselves. They also provided many things still in our culture today, such as many words, including bogus, bug, phony, jazz, and funky. they also gave us many other things, our music is heavily dependent on African traditions. sea chanties and yodeling, as well as spirituals and falsetto were heavily influenced by African traditions. also the "call and response" pattern in church sermons, the stress on the Holy Spirit and an emotional conversion experience... these too appear to derive at least a little bit from African american customs. Finally, African americans played a vig role in the production of such crops as rice or sweet potatoes that the english had not previously encountered. Slave religious and cultural traditions played a critical role in helping slaves survive the harshness and misery of a life of slavery. They also brought us most of what are known today as "fables". Through these fables, slaves also sustained a sense of separate identity and passed on valuable lessons to their kids.

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Above is an example of a song that African-Americans sang. It is called "Heaven Bells".