The African Americans have made a lot of contributions and the one contribution will be discussing is their music. The Africans American music contribution dates back to 1735 - 1740 when they brought the Juba dance from Kongo to Charleston, South Carolina. The Juba dance and it has slowly become what it is today known as the Charleston.
The name “Charleston” was given to the dance by the Europeans but the African Americans call it the Juba or Djouba.
The banjo was considered an african instrument in america until the 1840s. Minstrel shows used the banjo as part of their Blackface acts. The blacks then abandoned the banjo and the whites took it as their own invention. The other instruments that survived the Middle Passage were
The name “Charleston” was given to the dance by the Europeans but the African Americans call it the Juba or Djouba.
The banjo was considered an african instrument in america until the 1840s. Minstrel shows used the banjo as part of their Blackface acts. The blacks then abandoned the banjo and the whites took it as their own invention. The other instruments that survived the Middle Passage were