Defense Of Slavery

Culture gave African Americans psychological defense against slavery because they told folktales, which they passed down from generation to generation. The parents or elderly would tell tales to younger slaves teach them about "survival, mental agility, and self-confidence"(132). Children were taught to monitor what they say and not talk backs to whites. In addition, slaves created "Ebonics"; it comes from "English words and African grammatical and tonal patterns. They also created code words when referring to whites or to escape. Religion was also another way that slaves cope with