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The African American Influence on the United States

The African American Influence on the United States. World Cultures 8. Influences. How did African slaves influence the United States? What areas were influenced? How were they influenced?. Government. Civil War was it just about slavery?. Civil War. was about Slavery Tariffs

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The African American Influence on the United States

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  1. The African American Influence on the United States World Cultures 8

  2. Influences • How did African slaves influence the United States? • What areas were influenced? • How were they influenced?

  3. Government • Civil War • was it just about slavery?

  4. Civil War • was about • Slavery • Tariffs • “Manifest Destiny” - ??? • Divergent world views

  5. Civil War • Many new ideas from Africa and Europe mixed together to create new and unique ideas • Art: photography • Music – realism + romanticism + folk songs

  6. Music • polyrhythm • call-and-response – 1 person does something and another person “responds” • think “cheerleaders” • new instruments • banjo • Blues • Jazz • Rock

  7. Music • Rap • R & B • Hip Hop • Gospel • Spirituals

  8. Blues • Came before jazz • helped “invent” jazz • late 19th century or 1800’s • came from field/work songs • also from prison songs/chain gang chants • Form of folk music • came from the people (weren’t really musicians)

  9. Blues • listening and repeating • couldn’t read music! • oral traditions  changes it! • mostly recreational

  10. Blues • Famous Blues musicians • BB King • Howlin’ Wolf • Muddy Waters

  11. Jazz • born around 1900 in New Orleans, Louisiana • 1st great jazz soloist – Louis Armstrong • Louisiana history • French territory (European influence) • Migration of all types of people • Culture of slavery • Bands from military marching (Europe) + field hollers and blues music = JAZZ • +spirituals and rag time

  12. Jazz • Original style = Dixieland • folk and orchestral instruments • Trombone, cornet, clarinet, banjo, piano, drums • Call-and-response • As it became more popular, it changed or evolved • new instruments • guitar, saxophone, bass • innovations • vocalists

  13. Jazz • Dixieland  Big Band  Crooners  Bebop  Cool jazz • tradition of experimenting and being spontaneous

  14. Jazz • Charles Mingus –used their music for persuasion • political issues of his time • Fables of Faubus – racism and school integration during Civil Rights movement • No jazz = No hip-hop, no rap, no rock, no Broadway, no Hollywood musicals

  15. Gospel/Spiritual • Christianity was forced on slaves who were not always Christian • slaves put their own traditions into the new religion • field holler  call-and-response • Choral tradition • Congregational singing

  16. Gospel • Gospel quartet singing • originally only men • 4 voice parts similar to those of a barbershop quartet (bass, baritone, tenor, lead)

  17. Dance • Latin America + U.S. • Salsa • Clave • polyrhythms • Bomba (from Puerto Rico) – Call & Response

  18. Dance • Tango (from Argentina) – African + Portuguese origins • Plantation dances

  19. Drama • Oral tradition - ? • Creation myths • Trickster characters – Anansi, etc. • way to bring the culture with them from Africa

  20. Drama • Slave tales • cunning character • outsmarts those who try to take advantage of him • rhythmic language • great animation in the telling

  21. Drama • Can you see how any of those points/ideas have influenced American drama? • TV shows? • Movies? • Plays?

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