-Blues

Known for the deep feelings it provokes, blues captures a pivotal historical moment in history. It evokes what blackness and poverty mean in America, and

The Blues, Both Encouraging and Depressing Amaia Calhoun Work songs, field hollers, slave songs and spirituals of black people from Texas, Louisiana and the Mississippi

Singin’ The Blues Blues was a genre created to express the woes of everyday life. It was a description of Black life in its rawest

Feelin’ a little Blue? Blues emerged in the late 20th century during a time of immense pain and tragedy. The genre of blues had social

The Birth Blues emerged from the deep south in the 1900s. Created by African-Americans, the Blues expanded the community’s voice and provided another means of

The Blues: Sad Music or Storytelling? Blues began in the Mississippi Delta and became a mix of church style music, which morphed into work songs

Blues and the Black Workforce By: Nyla Griffith The era of the blues saw many socioeconomic changes and was heavily influenced by what was happening

Low Down Dirty Blues The Blues genre emerged during the 20th century when people of color were experiencing a-lot of pain and sorrow. Many artists