This investigation will explore the question: To what extent did the events of the Civil War affect American musical culture between the years 1851-1875? The time period chosen‚ 1851-1875‚ will be examined closely in order to determine the changes in American musical preferences and trends caused by the Civil War. The first source to be evaluated is the book by Christian McWhirter - Battle Hymns: The Power and Popularity of Music in the Civil War‚ written in 2012. The use of this source is essential
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American Ethnic Literature Gerald Washington ENG/301 4/15/2013 Julie Kares American ethnic Literature What makes American literature American? When we talk about American literature we are talking about incorporating the story of an American piece. The makeup of the American values includes the rights to liberty‚ justice‚ equality‚ freedom‚ love‚ and family. American literature authors will use these values in their stories. American is well known for their short stories. When we speak of American
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African American culture is so diverse and it is still evolving as we speak. Our history has such a strong and inspiring story. From our ancestors being enslaved to the Civil War and Emancipation‚ and so much more. Unfortunately‚ our history hasn’t been taught from an African American standpoint nor is it really being taught in our school systems. Yet‚ being able to have the experience to actually analysis and see our true history is just amazing. What some may know as the New Negro Movement‚ the
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I am African-American with a hint of West Indian in my blood. I was born in Baltimore‚ Maryland and raised in Delaware. My surroundings and family affected who I developed to be as a 21 year old African-American woman. I was brought up on certain foundations on how one should live such‚ as going to college‚ getting a good job‚ buying my own home ‚ meeting a man ‚ marrying him ‚ then having kids and it had to be in that order. I did grow up in a somewhat strict home‚ but as I grew old I learned
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during the colonial era‚ but the market revolution helped them to advance at a faster pace. All Americans were affected by the market revolution‚ however‚ not all were in the position to acquire the
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During the second half of the 17th century‚ the enslavement of African Americans began within North America. First‚ African-Americans that arrived in Jamestown in 1619 were brought as servants‚ not slaves. This quickly changed to a different approach‚ when the House of Burgesses in 1670 declared‚ "all servants not being Christians imported into this colony by shipping shall be slaves for their lives (Earthlink)”. The exploitation and capture of slaves were “rationalized” through the reasons of religion
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inventions of spinning and weaving machines operated by water power which was eventually replaced by steam. This helped increase America’s growth. However‚ the industrial revolution truly changed American society and economy into a modern urban-industrial state. Mechanization‚ as seen in Western society‚ is the result of a rationalistic view of the world. After the development of factories during the Industrial Revolution‚ the nineteenth-century factory remained essentially a job shop‚ with various
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education stops people from helping themselves out of bad situations. African Americans were often faced with this discrimination. African Americans primarily funded their own schools with little to no help from any form of government; local‚ state‚ or federal. The funding that was meant to go towards African American schools was often stolen by the people in charge. Most of the funding was provided by adult African Americans from the surrounding area. This caused a discrepancy in the quality of
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and political activist who was born in Belmont‚ Trinidad. Due to a perpetual state of poverty and economic unrest‚ Jones and her family moved to Harlem‚ New York City‚ during 1922-1924. Jones spent her life fighting against the oppression of African Americans‚ while in the United States‚ and West Indians‚ while in United Kingdom. She was also an advocate against women’s oppression and‚ of equality‚ which led to her imprisonment‚ and subsequent deportation in 1955. Jones was also a prominent member
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economic change that affected the American society until the 20th century. Many changes revolve around the freedom of slaves after the 13th Amendment. Allowing newly African Americans emitted into the American society‚ lead many changes alongside with it‚ mainly negatives. Few changes in the society are the separation and discrimination of Africans‚ unfavorable labor‚ and the lack of political rights. Each contribute in the hardship African Americans in the American society. After the Civil War‚ the 13th
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