1. Music: Its Purposes in the African American Community Other
These songs " gave rhythm to regular labor [or] just [used] to past time." ... As a result, African Americans began to interpret and play classical music with "ragged or syncopated rhythms" (Shipton 33); with this, "Ragtime," was born. ...
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- Grade Level: High School