The Black slaves of colonial America brought their own culture from Africa to the new land. Despite their persecution, the "slave culture" has contributed greatly to the development of America's own music, dance, art, and clothing. Music It is understandable that when Africans were torn from their homes and families, lashed into submission , and forced into lifelong slave labor, they would be, on the most part, resentful and angry. Various forms of expression, clandestine yet …showed first 75 words of 1033 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1033 total…Black English that seems grammatically incorrect actually represents the consistent application of African structural principles. " In other words, phrases such as "ain't" and "wasn't" that are wrong in English would have made perfect sense in an African language. Considering that they had to start as slaves and "work their way up", the contributions of Black Americans are astounding. Their advancements in music, art, religion, language, and science have helped shape American culture as a whole.