Assignment instructions HIS325c:
Source of Reading: Robin D. G. Kelley and Earl Lewis’s To Make the World Anew: A History of African Americans and any additional readings related to the discussions and questions below.
Discussion:
Examine the development of a unique African American culture under slavery and its effects on American culture today.
Your readings have probably opened your eyes to the rich and unique cultures that Africans developed, even while they were in slavery in North America.
Keeping that in mind, respond to the following:
What do folk culture, literature, and spirituals suggest to us about African American culture under slavery? Explain your answer.
Do you see any reflections of these in the American culture and society of today? Give examples to support your answer.
