African cultural influence was strong because many Africans worked on the rice farms and they had it around them all the time.
African cultural influence was strong because many Africans worked on the rice farms and they had it around them all the time.
Wealthy white Christian males owned plantations in colonial North Carolina and also owned many African American slaves or indentured servants.
Scots-Irish and African-American.
South Carolina
They knew how to grow crops and raise cattle
South Carolina adopted the use of disease-resistant West African slaves in its rice plantations. These slaves brought knowledge of rice cultivation, contributing to the success of the rice industry in the region. Their resistance to diseases such as malaria also made them preferable for work in the challenging plantation environments.
slave masters wanted to erase the slave cultural identity
slave masters wanted to erase the slave cultural identity
Most of them went to the plantations in the south. Mainly Georgia and South Carolina.
The address of the African American Cultural Complex is: 119 Sunnybrook Rd, Raleigh, NC 27610-1827
The slaves brought their culture with them. Just because a person is made property, sold, and chained doesn't mean that they forget where they come from or who they are. Many slaves were leaders, educated, and trained soldiers.
The phone number of the Sumter County African American Cultural Society is: 803-236-4463.