▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : B raz ilian ▁male ▁sw imm ers ▁Category : Sw imm ers ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁Pan ▁American ▁Games ▁Category : Sw imm ers ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁Category : O lymp ic ▁sw imm ers ▁of ▁Brazil ▁Category : M ale ▁fre est yle ▁sw imm ers ▁Category : Pan ▁American ▁Games ▁bronze ▁medal ists ▁for ▁Brazil ▁Category : Pan ▁American ▁Games ▁medal ists ▁in ▁sw imming <0x0A> </s> ▁African - American ▁culture ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁contributions ▁of ▁African - Amer icans ▁to ▁the ▁culture ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁either ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁or ▁distinct ▁from ▁main stream ▁American ▁culture . ▁The ▁distinct ▁identity ▁of ▁African - American ▁culture ▁is ▁root ed ▁in ▁the ▁historical ▁experience ▁of ▁the ▁African - American ▁people , ▁including ▁the ▁Middle ▁Pass age . ▁The ▁culture ▁is ▁both ▁distinct ▁and ▁enorm ously ▁influ ential ▁on ▁American ▁and ▁global ▁world wide ▁culture ▁as ▁a ▁whole . ▁ ▁African - American ▁culture ▁is ▁root ed ▁in ▁the ▁bl end ▁between ▁the ▁cult ures ▁of ▁West ▁and ▁Central ▁Africa ▁and ▁the ▁Ang lo - C elt ic ▁culture ▁that ▁has ▁influenced ▁and ▁modified ▁its ▁development ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁South . ▁Under standing ▁its ▁identity ▁within ▁the ▁culture ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁it ▁is , ▁in ▁the ▁anth rop ological ▁sense , ▁conscious ▁of ▁its ▁orig ins ▁as ▁largely ▁a ▁bl end ▁of ▁West