1. Saving Elements of African Culture
The Africans were captured in West Africa and forced to board ships, stripped naked with no belongings from their previous life. ... The most important areas of this cultural legacy are those of art, medicine, music/dance, religion, beliefs, folktales and language. ... European instruments were then integrated in the music and dance such as the violin and mandolin. ... This was the suppression of the African culture. However, the slaves continued singing and dancing, the Kumina dance in particular was popular and has been preserved. ...
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