The articles relating to the Cultural Implications of the Atlantic Slave Trade helped inspire the premise for my paper which will discuss how religion impacted slavery in the Americas. Spirituality and religious practices were distinct factors in the cultural adjustment for Blacks in Central and Latin America, and the Caribbean. Regarding religion, African immigrants to Latin America and the Caribbean not only retained some of their original beliefs but also borrowed and modified religious rituals from the various environments encountered there. Religious affiliation, At the beginning of the transatlantic slave trade, African religious beliefs and practices were numerous and varied. In addition to a wide variety of polytheistic religions, a
