随着多元文化成为各民族的共识,原来处于边缘的亚文化开始与主流文化共享同一片天地。在此背景下,美国少数族裔文化独有的魅力开始突现,日益成为研究热点。其中黑人文化更是受到众多学者的关注,但作为黑人文化的源头之一的歌曲却很少有人问津。本文拟通过对早期的黑人歌曲——宗教歌谣特点的分析,帮助读者了解黑人文化之根,进而更全面、更深入地理解美国黑人文化。 With multiculturalism becoming the consensus of all ethnic groups, the marginalized subcultures began to share the same world with the mainstream culture. Against this background, the unique charm of ethnic minorities in the United States began to emerge and became an increasingly hot topic of study. Among them, the black culture is more concerned by many scholars. However, few people pay attention to the songs which are one of the origins of black culture. This article intends to help readers understand the roots of black culture by analyzing the characteristics of the early black songs - religious songs, so as to understand the black culture in a more comprehensive and in-depth manner.