User talk:LilMoney123/African-American Music Appreciation Month

[1]Music in the civil rights movement African American spirituals, Gospel and folk music All played A virtual contribution In the time of segregation. They sang these songs for multiple reasons To motivate through the large marches for psychological strength against the people who oppressed the African Americans. The term spiritual[2][3] is derived from the old testament 5:19," Speaking to oneself in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs " The roots come from African Americans meeting up in special location like the 'praise house". or outside in meetings called "bruh arbor meetings. At these meetings African Americans would vent out by singing, chanting, dancing and sometimes even entering in ecstatic trances. Spiritual also come from "Ring Shout", A shuffling circle dance From chanting to hand-clapping, this was a normal thing among early plantation slaves.

Black History[4] African American music essentially relates to black history, during the 1800s through various genres of music. Music gave African Americans A voice and hope during enslavement. (LilMoney123 (talk) 00:13, 20 February 2020 (UTC))

+on June giving appreciation

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