The Maintenance of Connections to African Traditions During Enslavement Supports

The maintenance of connections to African traditions during enslavement supports which of the following conclusions about assimilation?

A) Colonized minority groups are not interested in adapting to the dominant culture.
B) Assimilation is a linear process.
C) The primary framework of assimilation in the United States is Americanization.
D) Coercive acculturation can have lasting psychological impacts on oppressed groups.
E) Assimilation and pluralism can occur simultaneously.