Blues People: Negro Music in White America
by Amiri Baraka
Description
A groundbreaking study of African American music, this book traces the development of the blues, jazz, and related forms from slavery and Reconstruction through the modern era. Blending musical history with social, economic, and cultural analysis, it shows how Black experience and expression shaped—and were reshaped by—white America. Provocative and deeply influential, the work examines questions of identity, appropriation, power, and cultural exchange while placing American music within the broader history of race relations. It remains an essential guide to understanding both the evolution of the blues tradition and its enduring impact on American culture.
Available Editions
paperback
William Morrow
Published Jan 1, 1999
244 pages
ISBN: 9780688184742
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Details
First Published
1963
Language
eng
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