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Situation
By Angela Blankenship
Slavery
Anthony Johnson
1630-1670 Africans
owned indented white
servants
1860 Black population was
4.5mil; 500k blacks lived in
the South; 261,988 of them
were not slaves
Slavery
Jamestowne Settlement
today
SlaveRebellion.org
Slavery
SlaveRebellion.org
Food
okra
peanuts
watermelon
Food
Hair
Hair
Religion
Religion
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Family
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Conclusions
African American culture can vary regionally
and individually
Varying socio-economic levels for blacks
today which means they are no longer
united by slavery (Robinson, 2010, p. 20)
Challenging to determine what IS black
culture
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Conclusions
Definitions of black culture can vary from
one generation to the next and one
individual to the next.
We shouldnt project our assumptions that
every black person experiences or feels
oppression because of his or her skin color
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References
A Religious Portrait of African-Americans | Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life
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Anthony Johnson. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://blkhistory.com/m/articles/view/AnthonyJohnson
The Black Slave Owners - SlaveRebellion.org. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://slaverebellion.org/index.php?page=the-black-slave-owners
Cultural Heritage - Virginia Is For Lovers. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.virginia.org/directory/culturalheritage/
Green, R. (2004). The evolution of kinship care policy and practice. Children, Families, and
Foster Care, 14(1). Retrieved from
http://www.princeton.edu/futureofchildren/publications/journals/article/index.xml?
journalid=40&articleid=138ionid=907&submit
Hashaw, T. (2007). The birth of Black America: The first African Americans and the pursuit of
freedom at Jamestown. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers.
Robinson, E. (2010). Disintegration: The splintering of Black America. New York: Doubleday.
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References
Slavery in the United States. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/civil-war-overview/slavery.html
Toxins in Cosmetics. (n.d.). Retrieved from
https://www.mtholyoke.edu/~nshah/cosmetics/relaxers-healtheffects.html
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