Forgone In The 20th Century

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Here we are, the accumulation that has forgone over time is unique. The will of the people will always prevail and here it proves that. History begins with an awful beginning which in turns influences what will soon be the outcome. The blues props up from suppressed times yet with a positive background prior to the slave trade. With the dance aspect, the one I suggested can be viewed as a looking glass to a time where things were bad and the dance does suggest that. This can be seen later on too during other times with varying expressions. But, suppression leads to many problems which allows for a group of people to use another group of people. Later on in the 1900's, deals were made that used black musicians. The cover controversy sprung up

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