... late as high school, I use to trust what was in my history text. I thought I was memorizing for that 4.0 grade and 5 on my AP test, but little did I know that by doing so, I believed everything that my textbook said. I never questioned the other side, the untold story, or what really happened. It wasn ... , or of the poor immigrant trying to make a living making silhouette art. Perhaps one will find meaning in the inquisitive nature of the young boy who critically analyzes what is changing around him. The thoughts and views of some prominent men like Ford, Houdini, and Morgan provide ins...

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... the cities in the Midwest. The great Leroy Carr, for example, hailed from Indianapolis. The "elevation" of the blues by its integration into ragtime -- led by W.C. Handy ("Memphis Blues," "St. Louis Blues") beginning in 1912 -- played a major hand in the birthing of jazz; ... the freedom of improvised vocal and instrumental call-and-answer was probably an attraction for ragtime musicians. For another decade, the blues itself was still mostly played live for phonograph-less rural audiences, yet eventually the jazz connection did ... the movement . The guitar styling was often more intric...

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