“Africans, and their descendants, contributed to the richness and fullness of American culture from its beginnings.” (Joseph E. Holloway.) African-Americans brought with them their cow knowledge, such as their dairy industry –which America uses today- and open grazing. Several medicines, vaccines, and medical drugs Americans use today are thanks the African-Americans. Stories such as Brer Rabbit and Chicken Little originate from Africa. America gets several foods and food styles from Africa as will. Cuisine, deep fat frying, Kidney beans, Lima beans, corn bread, and several other popular American food styles were taught to early colonists by their slaves. An uncommonly known fact is that African- Americans ere America’s first Cow Bays. “Coy Boy” originally meant a black servant who worked with cows. White servants who worked with cows were called “cattlemen” so as not to have people thinking they were black. Several Cow Boy terms are from
“Africans, and their descendants, contributed to the richness and fullness of American culture from its beginnings.” (Joseph E. Holloway.) African-Americans brought with them their cow knowledge, such as their dairy industry –which America uses today- and open grazing. Several medicines, vaccines, and medical drugs Americans use today are thanks the African-Americans. Stories such as Brer Rabbit and Chicken Little originate from Africa. America gets several foods and food styles from Africa as will. Cuisine, deep fat frying, Kidney beans, Lima beans, corn bread, and several other popular American food styles were taught to early colonists by their slaves. An uncommonly known fact is that African- Americans ere America’s first Cow Bays. “Coy Boy” originally meant a black servant who worked with cows. White servants who worked with cows were called “cattlemen” so as not to have people thinking they were black. Several Cow Boy terms are from