The Orgins Of African America and the Continuity of African Culture

The Origins of African America and the Continuity of African Culture

The Origins of African America and the Continuity of African Culture

We have already moved from a society of slave-owning color-discriminating people to a multicultural nation . Aside from the acceptance that color should not be a basis of judgment , we have also assimilated various aspects of other cultures . The world we are living in turned from a white man 's world to a colorful world of equality and acceptance . The most prominent race that has been discriminated before are the blacks

of African origin . This culture were ones the slave class , people who were traded for manual hard labor and unfair treatment . But now , even though the tables weren 't actually turned , our African American brothers are already on equal footing as any other race or culture . Not only that , they were also able to share some parts of their black African American culture to the country 's local cultural orientation

The blacks ' as what they 're commonly referred to , these African Americans came to the west through slave trades way back in the 1700s Through the years , they were able to gain the respect of the global community and have moved from owned slaves to free people , without being discriminated as colored or as a lower being than their previous white masters . Not only were they able to achieve freedom and equality , they were able to have a continuity of their African culture here in the present times , specifically in the United States ADDIN EN .CITE Thomas C HoltElsa Barkely BrownThe Origins of African America and the Continuity of the African CultureMajor Problems in African American History110-1561st editionChapter 42000Houghton Mifflin Company "The Origins of African America and the Continuity of the African Culture " 2000 . A prominent manifestation of their culture is their affinity to music something which was a distinct characteristic if the African culture even before the slave trades . Africa is a continent known for its festivals and celebrations , which is peopled by merry makers who uses music to touch all dimensions of life

Despite the differences in color and the cultural origin , African Americans nowadays are treated the way everyone else is treated . It is not the color of the skin or the race that you emerged from , it is how you lived your life which matters . These African Americans are equals theless , and should be treated as such . As we move towards globalization , we also move towards the acceptance that other cultures exist , and of these are superior or inferior to the others

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ADDIN EN .REFLIST The Origins of African America and the Continuity of the African Culture (2000 . In T . C . Holt E . B . Brown (Eds , Major Problems in African American History (1st edition ed , pp . 110-156 Houghton Mifflin Company African Culture...