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Facts about the African Diaspora

1. Over a period of almost four centuries, four milion Africans were transported to North America and the Caribbean Islands in the Atlantic slave trade
2. The transatlantic slave trade was the largest forced migration in the world.
3. Africans were shipped from many regions of Africa but mostly from those areas along the coast.
4. In the past the Pigeon English spoken by Africans was seen as proof that Africans were not intelligent enough to learn the English language.
5. The English spoken by the slaves was greatly influenced by their native languages. Gullah was influenced by the languages of the Fante, Ga, Kikongo, Kimbundu, Mandinka, Twi, Ewe, Ibo and Yorba. As time went on, the Creole languages (influenced and) were also influenced by the languages of settlers, such as, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, as well as Native Americans such as theCreek, Cherokee and many others. By mixing parts of the languages spoken around them, African-Americans created a way to express themselves and communicate with others in the "New World."
"from the Web Siteofhttp://www.coloradocollege.edu/dept/hy/hy243ruiz/research/diaspora.html.