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    The Origin & Cultural unity of Africans in the Americas

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    West African Origin

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    Peopling of America (3 Waves)

    Asians (Land bridge/Pacific)

    African Explorers

    Enslaved Africans

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    Maafa

    Swahili word

    Enslavement

    Mulatization

    Depopulation

    Resource Theft Murder

    Kidnap

    etc...

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    African Rebel Communities

    Maroon

    USA

    Mexico

    Jamaica

    Brazil

    Suriname

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    What are Maroons?Maroons (Spanish cimarrn: "fugitive, runaway", lit. "living on

    mountaintops"; from Spanish cima: "top, summit") were runaway slavesin the West Indies, Central America, South America, and North America,who formed independent settlements together.

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    Rebel African MaroonsDismal Swamp, Virginia

    USA Thousands freed Whites terrified

    General of the Swamp

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    Rebel African MaroonsVeracruz, Mexico

    East Mexico Yanga, Mexico

    Still there

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    Rebel African MaroonsJamaica, Caribbean

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    Rebel African MaroonsPalmares, Brazil

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    Rebel African MaroonsSuriname, South America

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    Similarities between Africans(continental & American)

    Food:

    Fufu derivatives:

    Dominican Mofungo

    PuertoRican Mangu

    Cuban Fufu

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    Language Similarities

    Akan word: Pikky

    Senegalese word: Duppy

    West African word: nyam

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    Spirituality American Spiritualities

    Voodoo

    Santeria

    Candomble

    Obeah

    African Spiritualities

    Mystery Systems

    Vodoun

    Central African

    Spiritual Systems West African

    Fetishism

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    Day BornAkan Name(Ghana)[Male/Female]

    Jamaican Name(Males)

    Surinam (Saramaka& Akuan people)[Male/Female]

    Monday Kodjo/Adwoa Cudjo Kodyo/Adyuba

    Tuesday Kwabena/Abenaa Cubbenah Kwamina/Abeni

    Wednesday Kweku/Akua Quaco Kwaku/Akuba

    Thursday Yaw/Yaa Quao Yaw/Yaba

    Friday Kofi/Afua Cuffee Kofi/Afiba

    Saturday Kwame/Amma Quamin Kwami/Amba

    Sunday Alwasi/Akosua Quashee Kwasi/Kwasiba

    African Names

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    One People