Black Culture Crossword

2. a potato-like root from a tropical climbing plant that can be eaten, that are similar to sweet potatoes
4. a process in which an individual adopts, acquires and adjusts to a new cultural environment as a result of being placed into a new culture, or when another culture is brought to someone
7. the westernmost region of Africa, where slaves were sold and transported
8. Native to West Africa, it has been introduced into the West Indies and elsewhere and it has become apart of Jamaica's National Dish
9. the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, that is normally submerged and boiled in water to be eaten
10. fish, especially cod, that has been preserved in salt, that has become apart of Jamaica's National Dish
12. a stringed musical instrument with a long neck and a hollow circular body that was used as a musical instrument by African slaves
14. the sea journey undertaken by slave ships from West Africa to the West Indies
15. a person of mixed white and Black ancestry, especially a person with one white and one Black parent

1. the easternmost region of Africa, where slaves were sold and transported
3. the dispersion or spread of a people from their original homeland
5. a mother tongue formed from the contact of two languages through an earlier pidgin stage
6. a thing used to make a rattling sound, that was used by slaves in their music
8. the process whereby individuals or groups of differing ethnic heritage are absorbed into the dominant culture of a society
11. a type of violin, especially used to play folk music
13. a grammatically simplified form of a language, used for communication between people not sharing a common language