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(05-30-2013 12:34 AM)Therapsid Wrote:  

Good thread. A one surprising example of a black contribution to American culture is the banjo. I always assumed the banjo was a quintessential expression of white Southern and Appalachian culture. While it has European antecedents, the banjo is basically descended from West African stringed instruments such as the kora. Yup, slaves brought over their native instrument and laid the foundation for traditional American genres like bluegrass. Yet instruments like this are not considered black today.

NO SHIT.