The rooting of the genre began in locations all over Africa before the Atlantic Slave Trade began. It continued to develop with the transport of slaves during the 17th century all the way up to the beginning of the 19th century (6). While slavery was mainly prominent in the South, Blues style music can also be traced to areas further north. This could be due to the freeing and fleeing of slaves who then traveled up North (Jones 4). Although the music did begin to spread all over the United States, this was not without cause. Soon after the Atlantic Slave Trade ended, there was a drastic increase in the African-American population. With this and the fear of rebellion, slave owners did everything in their power to fight the issue and spread apart the population (Weissman 8). Despite this separation, this did not stop the development of what would become one of the most popular music genres of the
The rooting of the genre began in locations all over Africa before the Atlantic Slave Trade began. It continued to develop with the transport of slaves during the 17th century all the way up to the beginning of the 19th century (6). While slavery was mainly prominent in the South, Blues style music can also be traced to areas further north. This could be due to the freeing and fleeing of slaves who then traveled up North (Jones 4). Although the music did begin to spread all over the United States, this was not without cause. Soon after the Atlantic Slave Trade ended, there was a drastic increase in the African-American population. With this and the fear of rebellion, slave owners did everything in their power to fight the issue and spread apart the population (Weissman 8). Despite this separation, this did not stop the development of what would become one of the most popular music genres of the