'We have had to build and create things from nothing and still we get no credit for what we have done to make America such a "great" country. Our music, stolen. Our dance moves, stolen. Our beauty, stolen. Our swag and slang, stolen. Our inventions, stolen. Our athletic abilities, exploited.'
This Is so so true. I love this piece so much, it brings goose pimples to my body. Am an African, and am so proud to be one. Thus piece of yours @humanearl makes me more proud.
We are not dull, we are not underdeveloped. Rather we have our stuffs stolen from us.
Slavery deeply influenced and defined our popular culture. From the 1850s through the 1930s (except, perhaps, during the Civil War and Reconstruction), the dominant form of popular entertainment in America was minstrel shows, which derived in a perverse way from plantation slavery.
The most popular television miniseries ever was Roots, the saga of an enslaved family; it changed the culture in America by setting off an explosion of interest in genealogy, ethnic backgrounds, and slavery. In music, slavery gave rise to spirituals and work songs, which in turn led to gospel music and the blues. Slavery influenced the adoption and some of the language of the Constitution. It affected the foreign policy, sometimes in ways that were contrary to our national interests.
We have black culture everywhere, but has been given little credit.
God bless you for this, and may God continue to be your strength.
I like how you mentioned minstrel shows. We have been the center of entertainment for a long time. We do all the entertaining but are still exploited heavily. Pop culture is BLACK culture. We are pioneers, trendsetters, innovators. I am also proud of our culture.
Oh this makes me feel really good. We sure own pop culture, all the music stars I know are blacks, showing that we are a people of talent. And if given the opportunity we will succeed even in academics, just Like ben carson .
We are gifted people, and there is nothing to be ashamed of.
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