There are many factors from history that culminated into modern black culture, but probably not what you would expect. As scholar Thomas Sowell explains, one impactful upbringing of African American culture originated within another called Redneck. Many aspects of black culture originated from the southern redneck lifestyle that large numbers of early slaves in america were exposed to. Black english, speech with broken grammar was common in parts of Britain in which southerners came. Along with grammar, blacks picked up more of the southerners traits including, violence, lively music and dancing, and illegitimacy. All are common in modern black culture. Another characteristic carried on from redneck culture is the disregard for education or other intellectual interests. This lifestyle that they have inherited has transformed into black "ghetto" culture that continues to hold back the African American race.
The other cultural background of modern African Americans derives from their African heritage. Their African heritage could be the cause of the worst social problem of the modern black culture, low paternal investment. In areas of west africa it is not uncommon for young to be fostered out of the family and for family structures to be polygamous, matrilineal-matrilocal, or matrifocal. These family structures are also common in present day black america when fathers are with several women and the mothers are left to provide for the family with assistance of family on her side, such structures cause marriage to be weightless and relationships strained. African Americans should be knowledgeable of their cultural backgrounds if they look to confront the stereotypes and advance out of degrading ghetto culture.
The other cultural background of modern African Americans derives from their African heritage. Their African heritage could be the cause of the worst social problem of the modern black culture, low paternal investment. In areas of west africa it is not uncommon for young to be fostered out of the family and for family structures to be polygamous, matrilineal-matrilocal, or matrifocal. These family structures are also common in present day black america when fathers are with several women and the mothers are left to provide for the family with assistance of family on her side, such structures cause marriage to be weightless and relationships strained. African Americans should be knowledgeable of their cultural backgrounds if they look to confront the stereotypes and advance out of degrading ghetto culture.