African Americans Come From The Same Culture

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African American come from the same culture as whites
As for many people, whether one person process the same culture or not largely depends on what race we are, which is the reason why some people hold the belief that African American don’t come from the same culture as whites. Nevertheless, my opinion is quite opposite and I think the environment and education can pin down the kind of culture more powerfully.
As far as we concerned, environment is always playing an important role in our growth of life. Every African American has been living with whites since he or she was born, they spend a large amount of time to stay with whites, such as work、study and entertainment in their daily life, in the meantime, they accept the same education as

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