0 s ▁to ▁preserve ▁the ▁her itage ▁of ▁the ▁African - American ▁experience ▁and ▁to ▁ensure ▁its ▁proper ▁interpretation ▁in ▁American ▁history . ▁Museum s ▁devoted ▁to ▁African - American ▁history ▁are ▁found ▁in ▁many ▁African - American ▁neighborhood s . ▁Institution s ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁African ▁American ▁Museum ▁and ▁Library ▁at ▁Oak land , ▁The ▁African ▁American ▁Museum ▁in ▁Cleveland ▁and ▁the ▁N atch ez ▁Museum ▁of ▁African ▁American ▁History ▁and ▁Culture ▁were ▁created ▁by ▁African ▁Americans ▁to ▁teach ▁and ▁investigate ▁cultural ▁history ▁that , ▁until ▁recent ▁dec ades , ▁was ▁primarily ▁preserved ▁through ▁or al ▁trad itions . ▁Other ▁prominent ▁museum s ▁include ▁Chicago ' s ▁Du S able ▁Museum ▁of ▁African ▁American ▁History , ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Museum ▁of ▁African ▁American ▁History ▁and ▁Culture , ▁established ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Smith son ian ▁Institution ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁ ▁Language ▁ ▁Gener ations ▁of ▁hard ships ▁im posed ▁on ▁the ▁African - American ▁community ▁created ▁distinct ive ▁language ▁patterns . ▁S lave ▁own ers ▁often ▁intention ally ▁mixed ▁people ▁who ▁spoke ▁different ▁African ▁languages ▁to ▁disc ou rage ▁communication ▁in ▁any ▁language ▁other ▁than ▁English . ▁This , ▁combined ▁with ▁prohib itions ▁against ▁education , ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁pid g ins , ▁simplified ▁mi xt ures ▁of ▁two ▁or ▁more ▁languages ▁that ▁speak ers ▁of ▁different ▁languages ▁could ▁use ▁to ▁communicate . ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁pid g ins ▁that ▁became ▁fully ▁developed ▁languages ▁include ▁Cre ole , ▁common ▁to