1. In the text, the author discusses how the history of slavery can still be felt today through African Americans' surnames. Do you think there are other ways that we continue to be reminded of America's history of slavery today? If so, in what ways?

Culture in general, especially in music.

Explanation:

Through out all the American continent the popular music reflects the history of slavery; without slavery there wouldn´t have been Samba & Bossa Nova in Brazil, Candombe in Uruguay, Reggae in Jamaica, Calypso in Trinidad, Cuban music and everything ranging from blues, gospel, rhythm & blues, ragtime, jazz, cool jazz, classic jazz, bebop, cubop, latin jazz, rock, rap, soul, funk and probably even more styles in the U.S. They all were developed with the helping hand of the slaves.

Most obviously is this the case with the world´s most famous North American style: jazz  

answer: metaphor: because there is a comparison between the treasures spread on the ground and the evil seed of adam drifting from the shoreline  

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