Black Culture In The 1960

Throughout American history, African Americans fought to establish their own culture. Even though they were silenced by white laws and stereotypes, African Americans created their own distinct culture, to a certain extent from 1800 to 1860. By mixing their African American traditions and Christian ideas, they formed a religion, their own version of Christianity. African American rebellions, though small and infrequent, were used to express their beliefs on slavery and add to their distinct culture. And, with the constant fear of being split up by being sold, African American families managed to form within plantations through marriages and children. Despite

African American history has influenced many changes in todays society. The united States has a racially diverse population that continuously evolves. From World war II until the 60’s, African American migrants were concentrated in urban areas and more than 6 million blacks left the South escaping segregation and Jim Crow laws. Today the United states includes a thriving black middle class which is an exceptionally accomplishment compared to the 60’s. I believe that racial policies have emerged in the twenty-first century but there is still improvement to be made for later success.

Federal records opens one perspective regarding American history. One example is the establishment of the national archives. Federal records contained amount of information on African American. Federal records also propelled the field of study African American history. Afro American historical research benefited from of the innovation and demands from black scholarship. The need to separate African American from U.S. history became imperative in the late 20th century. However finding records that report the part of African Americans in American work history can be troublesome on the grounds that the government organizations and workplaces that made these records orchestrated their lists and documents by name of foundation.

The media sets the tone for the morals, values, and images of our culture. Many people in this country, some of whom have never encountered black people, believe that the degrading stereotypes of blacks are based on reality and not fiction. Everything they believe about blacks is determined by what they see on television. After over a century of movie making, these horrible stereotypes continue to plague us today, and until negative images of blacks are extinguished from the media, blacks will be regarded as second-class

The 20th century cultures of many modern cities were forged in this period. For instance, in 1910, the Black population of Detroit was 6,000, by the start of the Great Depression in 1929; this figure had risen to 120,000. Other cities, such as Chicago, St. Louis, Cleveland, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York, also experienced surges in their Black populations. At the same time, these cities were receiving hundreds of thousands of new immigrants from southern and eastern Europe. Major industrial cities were places of numerous languages, an influx of peoples from mostly rural social and economic cultures, and staggeringly rapid change in the early decades of the 20th century.

“Cooning” was a TV show or Film usually they act like idiot behavior that misrepresents African American culture. I think idiot because that shows a deliberate act. Many people called “coons.” Yes, I saw some examples today’s culture some white people still discriminate black people. Some white people were enjoying it, and that seems to some people they insulted African- American behaves. African-American got angry. It was not fair at all that behavior. All are good examples.

The Unites States is a true melting pot of ethnicities and cultures. For many members of minority groups a certain hybridity is readily adopted, but for others, cultural assimilation can be quite difficult. Chicana author, Sandra Cisneros described this phenomenon as “always straddling two countries… but not belonging to either culture” (Doyle. 54). African American author, Alice Walker shared Cisneros’ sentiment, but focused her attention on the assimilation of black cultures and subcultures within the United States. Cisneros and Walker make the same poignant statement about the strains of cultural assimilation, with reconciliation of split identities as the goal, in their respective works, 1991’s “Woman Hollering Creek,” and 1973’s “Everyday Use,” yet their unique ethnic perspectives allow them to make it in surprisingly different ways.

The United States has experienced a time of great hardship with many great changes in society. Black Americans may have found an era of greater opportunity and better than what they had in the past; However, they themselves still find themselves trapped in many negative things.

Inmy research paper I will be defining African American Culture and I also will be discussing things such as slavery, family relations, hairstyles, art forms, food, heath issues, symbolism, traditional beliefs and also why this topic is relevant to today culture and how this information can benefit Black American in today society. African American Culture in the United States refer to the cultural contributions of African ethnic groups to the culture of the United States, either as part of or distinct from American Culture.   African

Africans have, since the early settlement of America, has had a great influence in the nation’s growth. These contributions to the United States from enslaved Africans have been greatly portrayed in American culture. Varying from cuisine, to song and dance are not only portrayed today but it has a deep-rooted impact throughout the United States. During the middle passage, enslaved Africans were forced to abandon their everyday lives, their families and their homes and forced to adapt to a new lifestyle they knew nothing of. However, upon arrival into the New World, due to their prior knowledge and wisdom from back home, they were able to quickly adapt and custom themselves to this new lifestyle in order to survive with the hope of potentially one day returning back to Africa. Unfortunately, African contributions to the culture of the United States has received little to no recognition and it has been taken credit for by Europeans and Whites since the early establishment of the United States.

A time of disruption in: society, fashion, mindsets and music epitomised the United States in the 1960s. Before the mid 1960s, music still mirrored the sound, stylistic traits and views of the prior decade. Many of the popular records were by artists who had found mainstream success in the 1950s, such as Ray Charles, Elvis Presley and Bill Haley & his Comets. From the mid 1960s onwards, a number of social influences changed what popular music was and introduced us to the miscellany that even today we experience with music. The assassination of President Kennedy (1963), the intensification of the Vietnam War (1965 - 1973) and the advancement of the Civil Rights Movement (1963) all had a significant impact on the disposition of American culture and the music began to reflect that.

During 1960's, the black Negros were given rights and slavery was abolished but racismsm was still going on.this document talks about a manifesto publjshef by the chicago office of st student non voilent coordinating committeee (sncc) calling for black power. Per Sncc leaflet states that the black man in America is in a perpetual state of slaver despite the white propaganda. Even the black people is explouted and oppressed by white man. Sncc asked the black people to unite and fight for the black power.

Music is a creative art form that allows the artist to construct something that expresses a purpose. It evolves over time and changes as the world changes, taking on many different motivations behind the melody and lyrics. In today’s society, anger, oppression, racism, and negative opinions rule the media and popular culture. I believe that African Americans need to show their self worth and not let white people hold them back. With the music in white culture often mocking African American culture and portraying negative stereotypes, African Americans have to find ways to gain respect. In acknowledgement of the negative portrayal of their culture, African Americans respond by creating songs and videos that express their pride in their culture and heritage, react to white oppression, and communicate their independence.

The Black culture is deeply rooted in religion and spirituality as our foundation. In addition, our values, customs, traditions, and way of life speak to the meaning of Black culture. It is a culture I take much pride in. Often my culture is referred to as African -American or Black-American culture. The Black culture is a culture of family, resilience, strength, forgiveness, adaptability, and complexities. Like most cultures, the Black culture is also flawed. The culture also reflects multitudes of contributions to American culture. What is important to understand about Black Culture is that is it also multicultural.

I have traveled all over the world but I have never been down South. Being from New York has also given me a very narrow perspective of African American culture. The purpose of this research project is to gain some understanding of Black culture specifically in the South. College has exposed me to a lot of people who were born and raised in the South and some of my closest friends are southerners. By researching the history, culture, and demographic information of the South, I plan on becoming a more well-informed American.