African Americans
...s of the slave ships, the differences in other African tribes, the beatings and chains, and the ignorance of their knowledge of American culture. Together they learned to speak American language and find ways to comfort themselves during slavery for instance; they sang songs of their depression and victory. And as time progressed they found new ways to surpass slavery. African Americans has risen above the title that was given to them years ago “nigger”, meaning ignorance, there of a lack of knowledge. Their range and diversity has influenced American society. African Americans has established many forms of music; gospel, jazz, blues, rock and pop, R&B, and so on. Other cultures imitate these great sounds showing the impact African Americans have on society. African American literature exposed to the world the essence of their culture, bring new meaning to their way of life. There are many Outstanding African Americans that have paved a way for African Americans just to name a few: Lorraine Hansberry wrote the famously know play A raisin in the Sun, she was the first black woman to have a play on Broadway. Dizzy Gillespie on of the gr...