African-American culture

National Museum of African American History and Culture

African American culture is the culture of African Americans or Black Americans. African Americans are black citizens of the United States brought to America during the slave trade who have origins in Africa. African American culture is influenced by African, European and Native American cultures. Soul food is a cuisine from the Southern United States influenced by West African cuisine, Native American cuisine and the cuisine of the Southern United States eaten and cooked by African Americans. Many American music genres such jazz, rock, blues, R&B, hip hop can trace their roots to African American communities. Many African Americans speak AAVE, a dialect influenced by Southern American English.

Related pages

• Soul food
• African-American music
• Culture of the United States