What Africa Has given America!

From Holloway’s “What Africa Has Given America” we will look at the importance Africa plays in the world. Five important things I got from reading is that African cultural patterns are clearly seen predominately in the Southern states shows how much of an influence Africa had on the United States still to this day. Second, Africans are so smart and handy that certain ethnic groups from the Kongo/Angola region had a big reputation for being able to pick up different mechanical skills. This shows that even though people considered slaves less than or stupid they were actually very gifted and skilled not only in mechanical work but in all other aspects too. Third, A lot of crops that were sold in America were grown in Africa this includes rice, okra, black-eyed peas, and more. Fourth, many African dances were brought over and reshaped by Europeans. And lastly Africans were medically knowledge of both old and new diseases that crossed the Atlantic Ocean and helped the Americans when sick. I really enjoyed reading this because even though I did know somethings that were stated, I did not know everything so it was definitely a good learning experience. I believe everyone should read this to learn about just how much Africa did for America and how a lot of the things America has today would not be possible without the help of Africa. One question I have still is why people still continue to belittle African people and people of African descendant if there is so much evidence of what we did for the world.