African tribal rhythms and musical traditions survived the shock of the transportation of millions of Africans as slaves to
the Americas, and after 300 years of slavery in the so called Land of the Free the sounds of Old Africa became the
new sounds of black America,
a
Read the passage above. What does it try to persuade the reader?
African tribal rhythms don't sound good
African Americans are still treated like slaves
Slavery is bad
d. African Americans finally found freedom through music
b
C