The culture of the african american adapt because they believes that gods spoke to individuals by possessing their spirit was akin to the conversion experience in evangelical churches, and the African concept of a creator god was easily adapted to the Christian concept of an all-powerful deity. This interpretation of slave religion places primary emphasis on independent black services in the quarters and secret ones held in the woods. Religion helped create a distinctive African American Culture, nurtured racial self-esteem, and weakened the forces of accommodation within slavery. There culture have stayed alive because about 1 millions slaves were gathered around the southern churches. So the African American culture were always practiced in a large group, keeping the culture always going.