AP African American Studies / Unit 2: Freedom, Enslavement, and Resistance
2.9 Creating African American Culture
Notes
Enslaved people created culture blending African traditions: spirituals, the ring shout, Gullah language, foodways, storytelling, and Black churches.
Practice
Spirituals were:
Coded messages sometimes.
Gullah culture developed among:
Language and traditions.
The ring shout was:
Worship practice.
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