Africans were forced to learn European languages, history and religion and disregard their own. ... Then they lost their African names, languages, religions and customs. ... Upon arrival in the West Indies the Africans were experiencing several different language groups from the many tribes and for the first time they were exposed to a new culture and language of the Europeans. ... " This seems to suggest that the African languages were devalued due to its decreasing use and the inability of the creole Africans to understand and speak them. The planters tried to teach the enslaved popula...

• Word Count: 2280
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Would you agree that African culture survived more strongly in the Caribbean colonies than in North America? In 1562 John Hawkins, the first English slave-trader arrived in Africa with a fleet of three ships. Into these ships he put the three hundred black Africans he had abducted from Sierra Leone. ... FAMILY: Hostile to family life slavery uprooted many Africans from their homeland and their extended family ties. ... African "promiscuity" was seen as proof that family life did not exist in Africa as Europeans knew it. ...

• Word Count: 2095
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

There are a plethora of languages that are spoken in Angola. There are forty-one living languages and there is one extinct language in Angola (Grimes 1). ... The Ovimbundu were formed from varying groups of mixed origin, like most African groups of any substantial size. ... In addition, the official language of Angola is Portuguese, rather than an indigenous language like Umbundu. ... Traditional African religions usually believe in a "high god," but the description of this deity varies between religions. ...

• Word Count: 1582
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The end of World War II brought about new flows of immigrants coming from the New Commonwealth (India, a few African countries, the West Indies) and from Pakistan. ... New Commonwealth immigrants formed numerousethnic groups based on common language, religion and race. ... The Asian community is composed of several groups based on 7 main languages further divided into numerous dialects. Some groups have to resort to a second language, such as English, in order to integrate. ... Furthermore, the unemployment rate for black (Caribbean, African and other) and Pakistani/Bangladeshi male workers wa...

• Word Count: 1295
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The conquistadors needed labor force in order to achieve their goal of colonizing the New World, so they went to Africa where the Royal African Monopoly controlled a vast majority of the community and forced them into slavery. ... The massive immigration of African slaves to America led to several sociological problems such as the segregation of races in America, and the matriarchal order in Africa. ... As some of them were brought from different parts of Africa, they also struggled because of language and left behind their families causing changes in sociological order. ...

• Word Count: 1523
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

The middle class has sought to copy British culture and patterns of behavior while the lower black classes attempt to maintain their African heritage. ... She struggles to find whether her identity lies in her nationality, her social stratification, her race, her sex, her language, her individual history, or her family history. ... Many want to whiten the race by denying the African, even if you are black. ... He tends to separate himself from the African, African-American, all that seems to be barbarian, and ignorant. ...

• Word Count: 1717
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Most of the population is black and English is the official language, however a French patois is widely spoken. ... Lucia's complex cultural mosaic, the British contributed their language, educational system, and legal and political structure. ... Lucia, African culture was becoming established through the arrival of slaves for European plantations and, later, indentured laborers. ... African traditions have survived the repressions of slavery and servitude to become the strongest element in St. ...

• Word Count: 1516
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The Indian in the more North American region lived very scattered and secluded, there were many different languages and different customs. ... The Spanish used the Indians, and also imported African slaves to help gain wealth by mining for gold and silver which at the time was plentiful. ...

• Word Count: 1413
• Approx Pages: 6

The official language is English and the major religion is Protestantism. ... These people all speak the national language of English, but several variations can be found on the island. ... The African Caribbean Institute and the Institute of Jamaica are leaders in historical and cultural research. ...

• Word Count: 2259
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School