How did the African slaves keep part of their African identity alive?

Answer 1

There is no such thing as "African identity". Africa is an immensely diverse continent, where at least five language families (including the Niger-Congo language family, which is believed to be the largest in the world in terms of the number of languages it includes) exist and almost all world religions (and a variety of indigenous ones) are represented.

The only places where African slaves have retained anything close to an "African identity" were a few places in South America (most notably, Suriname) where slaves were able to escape captivity and settle in the jungle in numbers large enough to form African-style village communities.

In North America, African slaves created an entirely new culture based on the English (in some places, French) language and Christianity, rather than any "African identity".

Answer 2

They told stories they'd learned as children, shared songs, and danced. They also ate some of the foods from Africa which included yams, rice, and watermelon.

Answer 3

They never forgot their roots and traditions.They kept their stories alive by retelling them to all the new generations.Keeping as much of their traditions and customs as possible.Either by actions or by story telling...

M.G

Answer 4

music, songs, dance

Answer 5

They have no choice. where else do you think black people come from dummy.