slave masters wanted to erase the slaves' cultural identity.
slave masters wanted to erase the slaves' cultural identity.
Traditional African Music carried information within the music. Information within a drumbeat could organize an army. General Sherman used drums to communicate with slaves during the Civil War. Slave owners did not want the slaves to go to war against them. They did not allow the slaves to use traditional African music because they did not want a slave uprising.
Because of their nature, African Americans were regarded as being meant to be slaves.
The African slaves contributed largely to jazz. This is a music that the African slaves and their ancestors brought and developed from their native land.
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slave masters wanted to erase the slaves' cultural identity.
Traditional African Music carried information within the music. Information within a drumbeat could organize an army. General Sherman used drums to communicate with slaves during the Civil War. Slave owners did not want the slaves to go to war against them. They did not allow the slaves to use traditional African music because they did not want a slave uprising.
Slave masters often prohibited enslaved Africans from playing traditional music because they viewed it as a means of cultural expression that could foster community cohesion and resistance. Music was a powerful tool for communication and solidarity among slaves, potentially organizing them against their oppressors. By suppressing traditional African music, slave masters aimed to weaken the slaves' cultural identity and maintain control over them. This strategy was part of a broader effort to dehumanize enslaved people and enforce their subjugation.
Slaves typically had traditional African names given to them by their parents, but slave owners often Anglicized or changed their names to suit their preferences. Some slaves were given names based on the region they were from in Africa or after famous figures. Many slaves also adopted surnames of their masters, leading to a mix of African and European names.
Because, they were property to their slave masters, and the slave masters could do anything that they wanted to the slaves in order for the slaves to keep their lives.
Slaves typically do not rebel because their masters have access to weapons and the slaves do not.
because they are treated badly
African slaves were brought to America to work for free and make a profit for their masters. They were also used to entertain, amuse and do whatever their master commanded them to do.
African slaves were brought to America to work for free and make a profit for their masters. They were also used to entertain, amuse and do whatever their master commanded them to do.
no because slaves masters would not give them time to build one.
Because they were considered to be "property."
African Americans traveled to Canada because there was no slavery there and they traveled there because their masters treated them very badly. They got whipped and beaten even if they rested from work for a minute. So they escaped through the underground railroad and they came to Canada.