... , who was the father of gospel music, has brought forth many different views to gospel music and others also. Dorsey's childhood was in Villa Rica, Georgia, and a town thirty miles west of Atlanta. At the church he went to, he heard congregational singing and spirituals. He did not like these styles of song because, the way he heard it had lots ... acumen to include singer Sallie Martin as a partner. He wrote the songs and secured the rights to other songs. Sallie Martin then became a glorified sales rep. She traveled from coast to coast performing and selling music sheets to black churc...

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... national attention. This resulted, in part, because of the continuing migration of African-Americans from the South to the increasingly urbanized North and West. This migration was steady through the 1920s and even during the Great Depression did not slow dramatically. But the decade of the 1940 ... of racial behavior the war broke down many barriers to equality. In early WWII, about 50,000 Japanese citizens living near the American west coast and their 70,000 American born descendants, virtually all children and young adults, were forcibly removed from the area, most of them to ... , or...

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... in mass media. "Notable rappers who address these topics include groups like "A Tribe Called Quest", "Public Enemy", Mos Def, and Talib Kweli"[6]. These East Coast rappers also featured dramatically different clothing styles and mentality, elements of mainstream rap that changed over time. Hip-hop started out in New York, adopting former funk and soul grooves ... of hip-hop mentality and lifestyle. For NWA, who created this trend, the colors and design meant a symbol of strength and pride. Because of the strong gangster influence in the West Coast rap scene, and the dominance of blacks ...

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... itself again in parts of the second and third movement and most notably in the coda of the finale (Benett 164). The sound of Dvorak'sFrom the New World? is quite extraordinary. In order to paint the dynamic images with sound, Dvorak required a diverse orchestra; including two flutes (+ piccolo), two oboes (+ English horn), two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three ... and the wide range of the orchestra is put to use. It is important to note the African and Native American essences in this part especially through theincessant rhythm, pounding drum beats, and the exoti...

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... itself again in parts of the second and third movement and most notably in the coda of the finale (Benett 164). The sound of Dvorak'sFrom the New World? is quite extraordinary. In order to paint the dynamic images with sound, Dvorak required a diverse orchestra; including two flutes (+ piccolo), two oboes (+ English horn), two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three ... and the wide range of the orchestra is put to use. It is important to note the African and Native American essences in this part especially through theincessant rhythm, pounding drum beats, and the exoti...

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... in the South (Kellogg 134; Johnson 315). In the late spring of 1919, James wanted to expand the organization further so he decided to travel to the Midwest and the West coast and attempt to do the same thing he did in the South. He traveled from Seattle, Washington to San Diego, California with success, but not as much as there was ... healthy life but tragedy struck when he was killed in a car accident near Wiscasset, Maine. James Weldon Johnson did many things for the NAACP. He expanded the association from coast to coast and sat on many boards that helped pushed the passage of many a...

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... largest ethnic/racial groups in America besides non-Hispanic whites are the African Americans, Latinos, and Asian Americans. African Americans are a racial group whose dominant ancestry is from sub-Sahara West Africa. Recent black immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean are also sometimes classified as African Americans. However, these groups, especially first and second-generation immigrants often have cultural practices, histories ... the majority of early Asian immigrants. Asian Americans have suffered deprivations of civil rights since the late 19th century. The forced removal and ...

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... their race; particularly African American women. African American actress, Regina King on Facebook writes why she feels people should date outside of their race: It's more common here on the West Coast. I think in New York, you find more Black women that date outside of their race. But in L.A. not as many. I think Black women need to open up. A lot of Black ... ...

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... her brother's guitar. The money that she made went to support the family. At the age of eighteen, she began performing professionally as a dancer. While traveling the south and mid-west, she met Ma Rainey, "The Mother of Blues". She joined the most influential agency handling black artists, Theater Owners" Booking Association (TOBA). In February 1923, Bessie recorded for Columbia Record ... Company. Her songs "Down-hearted Blues" and "Gulf Coast Blues" sold 780,000 copies in less than six months. The contract Bessie signed with Columbia yielded a $20,000 yearly salary. Her popularity in...

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... beginning in the fifteenth century brought with them a wide range of local religious beliefs and practices. Cultures and linguistic groups from which they had come. The majority came from the west coast of Africa, but even within this area religious traditions varied greatly. In the sixteenth century, Islam had a great impression over Africa so some of the African that were enslaved participated ... ...

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... history of a powerful and derisive racial slur it would be kept out of the mainstream culture. The new usage of the word was popularized by "gansta rap," music that celebrated West Coast gang violence, during the early 1990's. It was later adopted by many young black fans of rap and hip-hop, the word had been used by black comedians, like Chris ... ...

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... her brother's guitar. The money that she made went to support the family. At the age of eighteen, she began performing professionally as a dancer. While traveling the south and mid-west, she met Ma Rainey, "The Mother of Blues". She joined the most influential agency handling black artists, Theater Owners" Booking Association (TOBA). In February 1923, Bessie recorded for Columbia Record ... Company. Her songs "Down-hearted Blues" and "Gulf Coast Blues" sold 780,000 copies in less than six months. The contract Bessie signed with Columbia yielded a $20,000 yearly salary. Her popularity in...

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... area that modern day Togo, Benin, and Eastern Ghana was referred to, in a 1727 Dutch Map, as the "Slave Coast." Slaves were considered no more than commodities, with nearby regions referring to the "Gold Coast," and "Grain Coast (Moll, 1727)." This concept of stealing members of a family, shipping them far away in order to create use for ... ...

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... to use in order to argue his views; however put less scientifically and based much more subjectively. "Race Matters," written by Cornel West, is a highly opinionated accounting of the author's view of the place and condition of present-day African Americans and the correlation of ... in Africa. When examining these others instances of discrimination, I am by no means minimizing the violence "directed at" Blacks, but certainly cannot support West's statement about "unprecedented levels of violence" which "differed from all other modern people." But again I believe due to the massive amoun...

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... all their scintillating beauty" (**728). Finally, King's use of repetitive language punctuates his appeal to human emotion by emphasizing his points as if his rhetorical comments were accompanied by a bass drum. Dr. King builds both emotional momentum and power through word repetition words and sentence structure when he writes, "Was not Jesus an extremist," "Was not Amos an extremist," "Was not ... ...

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... her works at rallies and conferences). In addition, Bambara established herself over the years as an educator, teaching in colleges and independent community schools in various cities on the East Coast." Bambara's influence derived from the combination of her duties such as writer and social activist. "It's a tremendous responsibility and honor to be a writer, artist, a cultural worker...whatever you call this ... her works at rallies and conferences). In addition, Bambara established herself over the years as an educator, teaching in colleges and independent community schools in variou...

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... with a monotonous chant. The same musical phrase is repeated over and over one, two, three, four, five hours. The words become a repetition of an incoherent cry. The very monotony of sound and motion produces an ecstatic state. Women, screaming, fall to the ground prone and quivering. Men, exhausted, drop out of the shout. But the ring closes up and moves around ... and around.21 While these songs and dances were built of Christian exterior, the underlying themes and ideas were primarily of African origin. In a sacred West African tradition, the circle that the slaves would form represe...

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... of the first African-American Millionaire believed that black artists and writers needed a comfortable forum where their could discuss and creak their work. In 1927 she converted her mansion on west 136th street into a club called The Dark Tower that showcased different kinds of art work. A young white aristocrat named Carl Van Vetchen also funded many artists. Bessie Smith was an ... incredibly popular Blues singer during the Harlem Renaissance. She employed suggestive lyrics coupled with a slow, sentious sound that earned her a place in history forever. She sold more that 700,000 copi...

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... people. At the time of 1860s through 1870s there was a clash of two different cultures. There was the new frontier closing in towards the west cost and the new industrialization of America. This clash of cultures between the Native Americans and the western settlers caused a mixed interest in land ownership ... amount of land untouched by non-Indian settlers. Between the Missouri River and California there lay plains, mountains, and desert ready for development. Farmers moved west because of the hope of fertile landscape, and because of a generous federal land policy and railroad promoti...

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... , raising the entire black social class. Many people have criticized DuBois for these opinions, claiming they are without merit and unrealistic. I do not believe, however, that these people (men like West and Gates) fully understood what DuBois was meant by his talented tenth. In order for a social class to advance the way DuBois wanted Blacks to raise up they must first ... elites, suspicious of the tainted masses "elites who worship at the altar of highbrow culture while ignoring the barbarity and bestiality in their own ranks."" --Cornel West (Future of the Race, pg.71) West does not ...

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... themselves, to take off that veil of looking for white approval and defend themselves. This is similar to what Malcolm X thinks according to Cornell West in the book Race Matters. In the book Race Matters by Cornell West, he talks about Malcolm X's and he states that under the notion of psychic conversation, which is an implicit critique of Dubois's idea of double ... yourself because they whites don't view you as human. Therefore he is telling blacks that looking at yourself the way whites view you, you also see yourself a non-human. Cornell West goes on to state that "For Malcolm X th...

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... on slaves. His mother was a slave and his father was a white man that he never knew. After the emancipation Booker's family decided to move to Malden, West Virginia. The trip from Franklin county to Malden, West Virginia was the first he had ever taken. The trip took Booker's family many days because all of them had to walk to whole way. They ... . He went to class to learn during the day and at night he would clean the buildings. In 1875, Booker successfully completed his studies at Hampton Institute. He returned to West Virginia with alot of debt to repay The Hampton Institute. Booker ...

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... on slaves. His mother was a slave and his father was a white man that he never knew. After the emancipation Booker's family decided to move to Malden, West Virginia. The trip from Franklin county to Malden, West Virginia was the first he had ever taken. The trip took Booker's family many days because all of them had to walk to whole way. They ... . He went to class to learn during the day and at night he would clean the buildings. In 1875, Booker successfully completed his studies at Hampton Institute. He returned to West Virginia with alot of debt to repay The Hampton Institute. Booker ...

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... masterpiece and to bring success for A Tribe Called Quest. The track "Push it Along- begins in a dream-like music sequence. The dizzying sound of chimes and bells fade in and out making vision hazy. Suddenly the fog is pierced with a sound of a baby crying in the background; then, a beat drops. The baby represents the beginning, the start of the group, but more ... their fans a little more love on The Love Movement album. "Money gives a nudge to the poet star bandit./ Control it, then recluse it, follow, you won't lose it."" Some very sound advice came from the song "Push it Along,"" bu...

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... tradition from Africa. Therefore, the songs of the slaves were to give signals to other slaves, for example if a slave sung the same song twice then it meant that the coast was clear. Within the present traditions, the conceptualization of music-making as a participatory group activity is evident in the processes by which black Americans prepare for a performance (Maultsby 157). Consequently ... ...

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