Questions
How did Black musicians push American music forward?
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Jim Crow
Former practice of segregating people in the US/racist mascot/formal and informal laws societal rules imposed upon black people in america
Define Democracy
A system where people can change their rulers in a peaceful manner/ the people have the power
Isaac Woodard Jr. (1946)
Ｈe was a decorated African-American World War II veteran. On February 12, 1946, hours after being honorably discharged from the United States Army, he was attacked while still in uniform by South Carolina police as he was taking a bus home.
Middle Passage
The Middle Passage was the stage of the Atlantic slave trade in which millions of enslaved Africans were forcibly transported to the Americas
What do Black musical artists bring to American music? (Muddy Waters, Blue Note Records, Motown Records)How did Black musicians push American music forward?
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Minstrel Acts
American form of racist entertainment and an enactment of racial stereotypes
Define Capitalism
An economic system in which private actors own and control property in accord with their interests
Invention of the cotton gin
The cotton gin revolutionized the cotton industry. It did not reduce the need for slaves to grow and pick cotton. In fact, the opposite occurred. Cotton growing became so profitable for the planters that it greatly increased their demand for both land and slave labor.
Indian Removal Policy
Created by Andrew Jackson in design to clear georgia of all native people (Cherokee, creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole)
What does Wesley Morris mean when he says, “Motown is the antidote to American minstrelsy?”
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BlackFace
Racist form of dressing in costume by painting ones face
Define 13th Amendment
The 13th amendment forever abolished slavery as an institution in the US
Taking out mortgages on enslaved people
They would mortgage enslaved workers to buy more enslaved workers. This allowed global markets to get into the business of slavery. It’s allowing investors to say they’re against slavery out of one part of their mouth and use their money to invest in it from the other (Connects to London money market)
Andrew Jackson
Enacted some of the most horrendous policies directed towards the native people in our country and he’s on the 20$ bill
Should we be using Nikole Hannah-Jones’ “The 1619 Project” in this class? Explain why or why not.
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Soul Music
style of African american music developed from blues and rhythm in the 1950s and 60s/gave black artists and a lot of black people a platform to celebrate blackness
Define Quota System
A policy of limiting the number of minority group members in a business firm, school, etc.
London money market’s backing of American slavery
The financial institutions of London were backing up slavery behind the scenes even though they were publicly saying it was bad
Trail of Tears
The difficult journeys that the Five Tribes took during their forced removal from the southeast during the 1830s and 1840s. The Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole were all marched out of their ancestral lands to Indian Territory, or present Oklahoma.
What's Eric's full name
I don't even know....
Paige
The best person in the world according to scientific discovery in the the 21st century
Define Chattel Slavery
A civil relationship in which one person has absolute power over the life, fortune, and liberty of another
Atlantic Slave Trade
The Atlantic slave trade was the selling of African slaves by Europeans that happened in and around the Atlantic Ocean. It lasted from the 15th century to the 19th century. Most slaves were shipped from West Africa and brought over to the New World on a slave ship
The Creole (Most successful rebellion by enslaved people in US history, 1841)
The Creole case was a slave revolt aboard the American slave ship Creole in November 1841, when the brig was seized by the enslaved persons onboard the ship, freeing 128 slaves who were aboard the ship when it reached Nassau. Most successful slave rebellion by enslaved people in the US.