The Symbol Of Segregation Movement In Josh White's Music

I believe every movement should have a song or artistic remembrance. And Josh white's music was the song for the ending of segregation movement. The music has its way of voicing what is happening around the world and impacting people's emotions and views. I mentioned that artwork doesn't have to over the top to be famous and historic because sometimes the simplest work can have a stronger meaning, On the website wie geht kunst, they have posted an interview with Mladen Dolar. Mladen Dolar, a Slovenian philosopher was interviewed about what art means to him. In this article, he discussed his meaning of the importance and the standing out of artistic work. Mladen Dolar states, “I think to make art is to make a break. And to make a cut.” What Dolar is trying to say is, people choose the best out of the choices they have, and to be chosen means you have made it to a …show more content…
The majority of the movements and events have had a song or other artistic work to represent that era; however, those songs or artistic works that were picked or remembered the most because it had been the best out of the rest. In Josh White's case, he was chosen for the segregation movement for his artistic work. However, he did not create music videos, metaphors or other dramatic attention to his work, he used a simple word to attract audiences.
The Simple word of Hughes poem and Whites lyrics, made both of them be voices and important people for their race. Josh White's popularity and famous background, he was able to spread his music about black pride to the people. Emmet Price, a scholarly writer, summarizes and reviews the book “Josh White: Society Blues.” This book is about Josh White's entire life, from a young age until his death. In this scholarly Article, It specifically focuses on