A.A lit unit 1& 2

terms

Vernacular definition

how is it preformed?

who was the original intended audience

African American Oral Expression/ Tradition

-orally preformed

-black communities

Examples of vernacular at least 5

an example of “todays” vernacular

1. spirituals/church ballads

2. blues

3. sermons

4. ballads

5. stories and folk tales

today": rap and hip-hop

vernacular is constantly ____ hint: develop

exists in both past &____

• Changing

• both past and present

the vernacular reflects the…

African American, experiences/ struggles/history

How did the vernacular help the african american community over generations?

ie helped african americans preserve a sense of identity

in “go down Moses” define the following terms

• Pharaoh

• Israelites

• Moses

• Egypt

• pharaoh- slave master/oppressor

• Israelites- enslaved African Americans

• Moses-Liberator

• Egypt= Slavery/the South

What are spirituals?

religious songs created and sung by African Americans beginning slavery

there is a pattern called call and response.

what is it?

where does it originate/ when is it used

call & response; one person sings/speaks, group answers

origin: west & central africa. part of african american music and worship

What was the transatlantic slave trade? forced… to

forced africans to the americas

• what was time period of american revolution

• it gave freedoms to who?

• impact on slavery?

1775-1783

• white male

• none

1. fugitive slave act was what year

2. what did it entail

3. who could get in trouble if not enforced

1. 1850

2. mandated even free states must returned escaped enslaved people to their owners.

3. fugitivies, anyone who helped

1. what year was dred scott case?

2. what happended

1. 1857

2. dred scott and wife sued for freedom bc they lived in free state. Supreme court found a.a were not citizens and could not sue for their freedom

1. what year was civil war

2. ended _____ with what document?

3. when was this document issued and by who