Post-Civil-Rights Challenges 1970–2004
1971 Rev. Jesse Jackson founds Operation PUSH, a Chicago-based nonprofit organization that...
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Activism and the Civil Rights Era 1940–1969
1941 United States enters World War II; President Roosevelt prohibits racial discrimination within...
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The “New Negro” and the Great Depression 1900–1939
1900 First Pan-African Congress convenes in London to promote the liberation of colonized people;...
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The Civil War, Reconstruction, and the Jim Crow Era 1860–1899
The Civil War, Reconstruction, and the Jim Crow Era 1860–1899 1860 After the election of...
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Rise of the Abolitionist Movement 1830–1859
1830 First National Negro Convention convenes in Philadelphia 1831 Nat Turner leads...
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Slavery in Early America 1777–1829
1777 Vermont becomes the first U.S. territory to abolish slavery Black slaves in Massachusetts...
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The Colonial Period 1500s–1776
1526 Spanish explorer Lucas Vasquez de Ayllon brings African slaves to coastal South Carolina to...
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Notable Composers in Western Music
Medieval/Renaissance Desprez, Josquin (c. 1445–1521) Flemish Renaissance. Desprez wrote numerous...
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Instruments and Ensembles
Western music draws on numerous instruments from several instrument families that create sound...
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Musical Forms and Genres
Many set forms have emerged as Western music has developed. New forms have come into being as...
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