Europeans and people from around the world came to America to escape religious oppression and start over with a culture that was like no other. In the nineteenth century, Ralph Waldo Emerson declared how America was declaring cultural independence from its European ancestors. The United States has become a melting pot of the world; fusing people, language and heritage creating opportunities for even the lowest and most hated ethnic groups. For the first time, slaves began to have their own unique culture and literature. America had its own literary movement that stimulated creativity that evolved into significant components of modern culture. The slave system became larger, despite the fact that more and more slaves became Christians and adopted American culture. Many slaves even considered themselves African Americans, no longer purely African. The slaves worshiped the Christian God and began to be baptized to start their lives religiously. The effort made shows how the slaves were willing to adapt their culture. Only a small minority of growers owned a large n...