WRITE: 200-Word RESPONSE:

Based on Reading Assignments & vedio: "Enslaved Swimmers and Divers" & Servants of Allah, Write a post that analyzes the above reading and viewing materials. Define the term “cultural retention.” Select two examples of cultural retention by African slaves in America and compare and contrast these examples to show how African slaves used such practices to improve their psychological, spiritual, and/or social status. Can you think of any examples in which the practice of cultural retention might have worsened the condition of African slaves? If so, or if not, explain why

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93594701

http://www.inmotionaame.org/texts/viewer.cfm?id=1_030T&page=71&bhcp=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbockmrb9yo 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQ0m75SZ-fI