How Slavery and Other Events in African American History Shaped American Music

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How Slavery and Other Events in African American History Shaped American Music
What is your research question? Links to an external site
My research question is determining how American music, as it is known today, was influenced by slavery, emancipation, and the great migration.
Why is your topic significant? The number of reasons may vary.
1 Because it depicts historical events got to influence various genres of music
2 It helps explain the important cultural way of living that people spread from one place to another as they migrated.
3 It also portrays that people used music when other forms of communication were forbidden. While working on farms during the slavery era, people of color used songs to send a message of hope to one another. Thus, through the topic, one can tell how American music was influenced by slavery.
Thesis statement:
* American music, as it is known today, was greatly shaped by events during slavery, the Great Migration, and civil rights moments.
A brief outline of the research paper:
Introduction
* American music is always labeled a "melting pot" because of the many influences from different parts of the world.
* Thesis:  American music as it is known today was greatly shaped by events during slavery, the great migration, and civil rights moments.
Body
* During the slavery era, Africans that were kidnapped and shipped across the Atlantic communicated with each other through song.
* The civil rights movement also significantly shaped American music
* Blues music, which is part of American music, traces its roots to various African American songs, such as work and spiritual songs.
* Due to the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863, the message that the African Americans passed on in the songs changed.
* During the great migration, African Americans brought their culture, which greatly influenced American music.
Conclusion
* Various historical events greatly shaped American music, including the slavery era, emancipation, and the civil rights movement.
Introductory paragraph ending in thesis statement:
American music is known to be one of the most influential genres. The main reason is that American music is always labeled a "melting pot" because of the many influences from different parts of the world. People from diverse cultures settled in America for centuries and brought their different music styles. Before the Europeans arrived in the 16th century, the Native Americans had their own mo...