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A system in which people are owned by others and forced to work without freedom or pay.
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songs: Songs sung while working to keep rhythm and express feelings.
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Religious songs that express faith, hope, and the desire for freedom.
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Music that tells stories about sadness, struggle, and everyday life.
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Music with strong rhythms and improvisation, where musicians often make up music as they play.
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A style of music with a steady beat and syncopated rhythms, popular in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
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War: A war fought in the United States from 1861–1865 between the North and South, largely over slavery.
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War I: A global war fought from 1914–1918 that involved many countries, including the United States.
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Rights Music: Songs used to support equality and inspire people during the Civil Rights Movement.
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Proclamation: An 1863 order by President Abraham Lincoln that declared enslaved people in Confederate states free.
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vs. Ferguson: An 1896 Supreme Court case that allowed racial segregation under the idea of “separate but equal.”
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Great Migration: The movement of African Americans from the South to Northern cities for better opportunities and less discrimination.
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Entertainment that used racist stereotypes to mock African Americans through music and comedy.
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Railroad: A secret network that helped enslaved people escape to freedom.
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The traditions, beliefs, and ways of life shared by a group of people.
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How a person or group sees and expresses who they are.
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(of Music): The reason music is made, such as entertainment, worship, or protest.
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The feelings music expresses or causes.
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The main idea or meaning of a song.
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Using music to share thoughts and feelings.
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A group of people connected by shared experiences or values.
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Using music to stand up against injustice or unfair treatment.
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Codes: Laws passed in Southern states after the Civil War to limit the rights and freedoms of African Americans.
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Crow: State and local laws that enforced racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans in the South.
