Many times they infused European inventions, such as Christianity, with their own brand of African worship, to create a culturally rich tradition that would sustain their needs and last the ages. It is important to commemorate slave achievements because many of their essential practices have created art forms, styles of music, ways of religious worship, and traditions that are with the American culture to this day. ... An example of a storytelling atmosphere goes as follows: Instances of dancing in a circle occur during storytelling time in the villages as the storyteller sits in the middl...

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