How Did African Slaves Create a Homogeneous African American Identity

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Essay

How did African slaves create a homogeneous African American identity and culture in the nineteenth century?

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Definitions:

Unconscious Mind

A part of the mind that influences thoughts and behavior without one's awareness, a concept fundamental in psychoanalytic theory.

Feral Children

Denotes children who have lived isolated from human contact from a very young age, with no or little experience of human care, behavior, or human language.

Generalized Other

The perspectives and expectations of a network of others (or of society in general) that a child learns and then takes into account when shaping his or her own behavior.

Gender-specific Toys

Toys that are marketed or designed specifically for children of a particular gender, reinforcing traditional gender roles.