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    The document discusses connections between modern African American culture and Western African culture. It notes that to understand the development of African American culture, one must understand the role of African experiences. Museum curators are assigned the task of selecting artifacts that show these cultural connections between West Africa and African America across different themes, such as aesthetics, folklore, music, dance, food, holidays and traditions, names and identity, and Islam. Each group will present examples of artifacts, an explanation of connections within their theme, and conclusions about what was learned.

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    The document discusses connections between modern African American culture and Western African culture. It notes that to understand the development of African American culture, one must understand the role of African experiences. Museum curators are assigned the task of selecting artifacts that show these cultural connections between West Africa and African America across different themes, such as aesthetics, folklore, music, dance, food, holidays and traditions, names and identity, and Islam. Each group will present examples of artifacts, an explanation of connections within their theme, and conclusions about what was learned.

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    The document discusses connections between modern African American culture and Western African culture. It notes that to understand the development of African American culture, one must understand the role of African experiences. Museum curators are assigned the task of selecting artifacts that show these cultural connections between West Africa and African America across different themes, such as aesthetics, folklore, music, dance, food, holidays and traditions, names and identity, and Islam. Each group will present examples of artifacts, an explanation of connections within their theme, and conclusions about what was learned.

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    The document discusses connections between modern African American culture and Western African culture. It notes that to understand the development of African American culture, one must understand the role of African experiences. Museum curators are assigned the task of selecting artifacts that show these cultural connections between West Africa and African America across different themes, such as aesthetics, folklore, music, dance, food, holidays and traditions, names and identity, and Islam. Each group will present examples of artifacts, an explanation of connections within their theme, and conclusions about what was learned.

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    Modern Connections to Western Africa

    "if we are to understand the development of African American 


    culture and community, then we must have some 
    understanding of the role African experience played in the 
    making of the American black people" 
     
    You are to take on the role of museum curators. Your
    job as a group of museum curators is to decide - what kind of
    artifacts/objects might be in a museum, that connects West African Culture
    to African-American Culture. ​ ​Each Group will be assigned a theme and
    you’ll be given 5 minutes to discuss your findings with the class.

    Each group will be responsible for:

    1 - Explanation slide/s - connecting West African Culture to


    Modern African-American Culture

    1 - Artifact per person - describing something, old or new that


    highlights the connection (see museum label/picture on the
    back)

    1 - Conclusion Slide about the connections / what you learned

    Categories/Groups:
    Aesthetics: Hair, Fashion & Jewelry Holidays/Ceremonies/Traditions
    - How is West Africa present in current or - Have any traditions lasted from West
    past trends? Africa, through slavery to today?
    - what are the connections to West Africa?
    Names / Identity
    Folklore, Oral Tradition & Stories - What are the ​specific naming trends have
    - Griots, stories, preachers, spoken-word emerged within the African-American culture
    - Is the “Oral Tradition” still alive? over time​?

    Music and Instruments Islam


    - characteristics of West African music - It’s importance in West Africa
    - are their connections to blues, jazz, hip-hop, - It’s role in civil rights and black nationalism
    etc..? - It’s role in African-American culture today

    Dance and Movement Food/Cuisine


    - characteristics of African dance - which food is distinctly “african”
    - connections to American fads and dances - Are their African roots in “soul food”?
    Rubric:

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