These traditions were kept alive by stories, names, music, and beliefs. Slave owners often attempted to control this so they would have complete control over everything that was going on in their plantation. Any activity that the slaves showed that could be seen as a threat towards the slave holders were taken care of immediately. The slaveholders knew that if the slaves began to develop a common sense of cultural identity through African traditions, they would be much more likely to come together and quite potentially rebel against their owners. For example, Drumming was a very important cultural identity practiced by many African Americans that tied into their religious traditions. The Christian plantation owners did not want any of their slaves taking part in any religious activity other than Christianity. African religions have very different views and beliefs when compared to Christianity and that is what made the slave owners very suspicious of the slaves religious beliefs. As shown in the example of playing the drums, continuing to secretly practice their religious beliefs fell under the category of one of many method which the slaves showed that resisted and challenged
These traditions were kept alive by stories, names, music, and beliefs. Slave owners often attempted to control this so they would have complete control over everything that was going on in their plantation. Any activity that the slaves showed that could be seen as a threat towards the slave holders were taken care of immediately. The slaveholders knew that if the slaves began to develop a common sense of cultural identity through African traditions, they would be much more likely to come together and quite potentially rebel against their owners. For example, Drumming was a very important cultural identity practiced by many African Americans that tied into their religious traditions. The Christian plantation owners did not want any of their slaves taking part in any religious activity other than Christianity. African religions have very different views and beliefs when compared to Christianity and that is what made the slave owners very suspicious of the slaves religious beliefs. As shown in the example of playing the drums, continuing to secretly practice their religious beliefs fell under the category of one of many method which the slaves showed that resisted and challenged