The study of cultures in the African Diaspora is relatively
young. Slavery and the trans-Atlantic slave trade brought numerous
Africans, under forced and brutal conditions, to the New World. Of
particular interest to many recent historians and Africanists is the
extent to which Africans were able to transfer, retain, modify or
transform their cultures under the conditions of their new
environments. Three main schools of thought have emerged in scholarly
discussion and research on this topic. Some argue that there are no
significant connections between Africans and African American
communities in the Americas. Others argue that Africans retained
significant aspects of their cultures. Similar to this argument, some
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