The Blues | Definitional Lessons: Blues as African American History

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Classroom Material
Keywords
The Blues African Americans music education U.S. history the Great Migration storytelling Jim Crow Civil Rights Movement slavery cotton economy
Subjects
Music History-Social Science The Arts
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 Post-Secondary
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The Blues | Definitional Lessons: Blues as African American History

Seven directors explore the blues through their own personal styles and perspectives. The films in the series are motivated by a central theme: how the blues evolved from parochial folk tunes to a universal language.
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PBS Learning Media

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