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African American Culture 101

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African American Culture 101

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About: African American Culture 101 is a crossword find game designed to help you learn about or test your knowledge of, various aspects of African American Culture.

How to play: The objective of the game is to use the clues provided (photo or text) to help you figure out the correct word that goes into each space. Click on the open space to see the clue for that word and then put the word that best matches the clue and number of spaces available.
Please note: Don't push the "CHECK" button until you have put in all the words that you think are correct.

Finally, at the end of the puzzle, you will get links and other information to tell you a bit more about each word.

Remember to visit www.sunkissedsh.com for more free games, activities, and learning.

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Dr. Tiffany Traylor
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About: African American Culture 101 is a crossword find game designed to help you learn about or test your knowledge of, various aspects of African American Culture. How to play: The objective of the game is to use the clues provided (photo or text) to help you figure out the correct word that goes into each space. Click on the open space to see the clue for that word and then put the word that best matches the clue and number of spaces available. Please note: Don't push the "CHECK" button until you have put in all the words that you think are correct. Finally, at the end of the puzzle, you will get links and other information to tell you a bit more about each word. Remember to visit www.sunkissedsh.com for more free games, activities, and learning.

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A fellowship of relatives gathering to build kinship ties. During Slavery, many were forcefully torn away from loved ones, thus once emancipated the quest to rekindle bonds became an essential aspect of Black Culture.

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A holiday that that celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. It is celebrated on June 19th.

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This characteristic has been a theme in African American life and works hand in hand with perseverance. From quilt codes and "Negro Spirituals" that communicated secret messages to creating meals that feed entire families from scraps, this quality has been essential to Black life. This quality is also represented in African Folklore by the trickster rabbit.

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Linguistic style within African American culture that has it's own grammar rules and is referred to as African American Vernacular English within academic circles. However, it was originally named this_______ by Dr. Robert Williams in 1973.

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An annual Holiday celebrating African and African American culture that spans 7 days. Each day is represented by a Swahili word and a guiding principle.

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This instrument was an essential part of African Culture, used to celebrate and communicate. Despite being banned during slavery, this instrument or the act of mimicking this instrument (i.e. Hambone and Beatboxing) has remained the heartbeat of African American music, celebration, and culture.

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