AAAD 150 1nd Edition Lecture 1 Outline of Last Lecture I Not Applicable Outline of Current Lecture II African Americans and Africa III 3 centuries separating African Americans from immigrant ancestors IV Being African American New World Identity Current Lecture I II III African Americans and Africa We recognize their Black English See different culture through music o Ex Blues Jazz Hip Hop Cuban Drums Leaves deep emotional impact Seen different than first class citizens o Slavery and Poverty Confront racial oppression o Struggle led Blacks to being proud of Africa s past Afrocentrics Cultural nationalists o Emphasize heritage Art clothing names o Favored Swahili Language of many ethnicities o African Americans Mixture of many African peoples Differences in African Diaspora o Language Potent engine of culture Different mother tongue o Religion Africans Muslim African Americans Christian 3 centuries separating African Americans from immigrant ancestors o Changed identity Language and Religion o Deprived African American of close knowledge of Africans Being African American New World Identity Naming people based on continent o Ignoring ethnic identity Consequence of distance and time All different types of Africans Seen as one type History of ancestors success vs New World revision process began 18 th century Because of multivalent western oppression o Disregarded good features of Africa o 19th 20th century People think Africa has no positive history These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute o Phillis Weatley poet Poems about equal right being ignored
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