Africanamerican in the colonial era

“African Americans in the Colonial Era” An African American is an American of African descent. In the book “African Americans in the Colonial Era”, the story is told how this descends came about. When Africans were brought from Africa to the new world to become slaves, many changes occurred in their culture. Among these changes in culture, has emerged a new race: The African American. When slavery began in English North America, nearly all the …

…slaves could not have survived the hardships they were facing. The diseases had a great affect on the white folk as well as the black. The diseases that the blacks were immune to helped them survive longer here in America. Other changes did occur in the African culture that came with the black slaves, but I feel I have highlighted the main ones that played an important role in the forming of the African American.