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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Eras and Movements in Western Music
Music historians traditionally divide the development of Western music into several major periods...
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Maritime Rarities Sail Away at Adam Partridge Auctions
April’s antique auction also included the biannual Maritime sale, and this section saw some...
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Shaker c.1747 to 1900
A religious sect founded in England in the late 1700s, the Shakers believed in common ownership of...
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