The African American heritage in the USA is represented by considerable contributions to the country’s culture. The roots of African American culture may be traced in Africa. Due to the aftermath of slavery and racial discrimination, African American culture had not been able to flourish in the USA for a long time. However, it gradually bolstered until it became an inseparable part of the country’s life in such aspects as religion, literature, music, and art. Up until the beginning of the twentieth century, African American culture did not receive any recognition in the USA. In the 1920s-1930s, this population group’s cultural endeavors became noticed. The most prominent movements of the time were the Harlem Renaissance, the Black Arts Movement, and the Civil Rights Movement. The recognition that African American artists managed to receive allowed them to share unique musical, dancing, painting, and writing pieces that their culture had been holding for centuries. The most significant contributions included jazz music, hip hop dancing, quilting, and others.
Unlike African American cultural heritage, Amish culture has less in common with the traditional US beliefs. Amish people are known for leading rather simple lifestyles and refusing from technology or any other fruit of progress. The Amish appeared in the USA in the 18th century, when they came there in an attempt to avoid religious persecution. The most typical definition of Amish culture, as well as of their entire way of life, is “forsaking the world.” Hence, no major contributions to the USA’s culture have been made by this group. The Amish do not engage in any entertaining events, and their clothes fashion is exceedingly modest.