African-American culture
Black American traditions
African-American culture encompasses the traditions, artistic expressions, religious practices, and social customs developed by Black Americans, shaped by African heritage, the experience of slavery, and centuries of life in the United States.
It includes distinctive contributions to music (jazz, blues, gospel, hip-hop), literature, cuisine, language patterns, and religious worship styles.
The culture has profoundly influenced mainstream American society while maintaining its own identity and continuing to evolve.
Soul food is a cornerstone of African-American culture.
- slaveryOwnership of people
- soul foodTraditional Black Southern cuisine
- Sunday dinnerWeekly family meal ritual
- NAACPCivil rights advocacy organization
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
collard greens · blues · juke joint · Zora Neale Hurston · Toni Morrison · gospel choirs · Langston Hughes · James Baldwin · emancipation · oral tradition · Harlem Renaissance · gospel · Great Migration · prayer circles · Black Lives Matter · Black Power · dashikis · cornbread
African-American cultureWASP culture
Native American culture · Latino culture · Italian-American culture · immigrant culture
African-American culturedominant culture
Society's prevailing belief system
African, American, Africa, America, Africans, Americans, Americas, Americanism, Americanize