LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
SLAVERY IN AMERICA COTTON SLAVE TRADE AND THE SOUTHERN RESPONSE
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Oral tradition
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newspapers
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diaries and letters
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written eyewitness accounts
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Detailed explanation-1: -African and African American oral traditions is highly. important for K-12 students to learn. The oral tradition refers to stories, old sayings, songs, proverbs, and other cultural products that have. not been written down or recorded.
Detailed explanation-2: -Enslaved Africans left their cultural stamp on other aspects of American culture. Southern American speech patterns, for instance, are heavily influenced by the language patterns invented by enslaved Africans. Southern cuisine and “soul food” are nearly synonymous.
Detailed explanation-3: -Africans exercised their tastes over cuisine whenever possible. Song and dance traditions comparable to African custom were commonly seen in the American South. Folk arts such as basket weaving followed the African model. Even marriage patterns tended to mirror those established overseas.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the early 19th century, most enslaved men and women worked on large agricultural plantations as house servants or field hands. Life for enslaved men and women was brutal; they were subject to repression, harsh punishments, and strict racial policing.