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The paper discusses how culture is constituted by a shared tradition of beliefs and values, by legends and folklore passed down from one generation to the next, by stories both told orally and written down as literature. The paper explains that these webs of history foster a sense of group identity and help members of a given community address their individual and shared concerns. The paper explains that as African Americans struggle to attain human dignity and social development, they look to African culture and literature to express their hopes and frustrations and to find a way to gain pride and purpose.

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"Culture is constituted by a shared tradition of beliefs and values, by legends and folklore passed down from one generation to the next, by stories both told orally and written down as literature. These webs of history foster a sense of group identity and help members of a given community address their individual and shared concerns. As African Americans struggle to attain human dignity and social development, they look to African culture and literature to express their hopes and frustrations and to find a way to gain pride and purpose. In his essay "To be African," Wade W. Nobles states: "I believe the task of the next...""

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