History of African-American culture

African Americans and their culture are the result of an amalgamation of many different countries, cultures, tribes and religions during the 16th and 17th centuries, which were broken down, and rebuilt upon shared experiences and blended into one group on the North American continent during the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. == Overview == Most African Americans are the descendants of enslaved people who lived within the boundaries of the present United States.

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