Going Through The Storm Sparknotes

Going Through the Storm: The Influence of African American Art in History is collection of essay that trace the roots of African American History through art. Sterling Stuckey traces the legacy of African American art from its roots in slavery, to classical Black Nationalism, to poetry, to gospel-singing movements of the 1960s. Going through the Storm breathes over the spectrum of African American culture presenting a new look at the history of African American in the form of art. Hence the title, it expounds upon the oppression and the journey of resilience of Blacks in America. As a historian, Stuckey's collection of fourteen essay, which covers prominent movements in the African-American experience through the collection of primary and secondary sources of literary journals and books to breathe over a range of poetry, music, and dance. The purpose of this collection was to examine the meaning and shaping of art to translate a story of history the Black human condition. In addition to examining …show more content…
The first Africans transported to this country came from a variety of ethnic groups with a long history of distinct and cultivated musical traditions. From Negro Spirituals, Ragtime, Blues, Jazz, Gospel, Soul, and currently Pop Culture, music has distinctively told the African American story. Stuckley illustrates a variety of ethnic groups with a long history of distinct and cultivated musical and art traditions. Going Through the Storm is a tribute to black culture in America that ignites sparks of interest in a new generation of historians and artists. The purpose is deemed fulfilled, for this collection examines the meaning of art, and its creation and commodification of Black culture. He explains that because black artists have been intensely engaged for so long in the oppression, their art is of particular use to historians to further tell the Negro