Alan Lomax once said, “ Blues has always been a state of being as well as a way of singing”. (Lomax IX) Blues music started in the African American community as a way of expressing the weights upon their hearts.These songs were their interpretation of their protest against discrimination. Blues is a genre of music that began around the nineteen hundreds, which have impact our world by giving a voice to the Afro Americans. The blues was a key factor in the intergration of whites and blacks in 20th Century America. The blues commenced in the deep south like Delta Mississippi, known as the land where blues had began. Beale Street in Memphis known as the home of the blues. Afro Americans in the south who were alienated and mistreated, wrote
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Alan Lomax a blues lover and a writer visited Beale Street in Memphis during the 1900’s. Lomax had been to Memphis more than once , but this time around there were changes. The song hunter had experienced racism from his own perspective. Walking into Manarch saloon, Lomax was not served because due to his race“THIS A COLORED PLACE. NO WHITES SERVED.SORRY” (Lomax 4). Born and raised in Texas, Lomax had always seen the sign referred to the black community, now having the sign directed to him was a big change toward his personal life and his career. The writer had come upon many obstacles, for example arrived in Memphis had caused troubles with …show more content…
Throughout the civil Rights movements, protestors used song to expressed their rights. Civil Rights leader Marthin Luther King Jr. and his fellow Negro brothers and sisters used songs so their cries could be heard. As a Bapstist minister King could not sing any music, because certain musics were considered as the “ devil songs” (Wright 155). Some songs that were part of the movement were, “ We shall over come “ , “ Oh freedom “, “ we shall not be moved”. This songs had soul and were considered as “ Negros Spiritual” they showed that the African Americans were keen on having their
Alan Lomax a blues lover and a writer visited Beale Street in Memphis during the 1900’s. Lomax had been to Memphis more than once , but this time around there were changes. The song hunter had experienced racism from his own perspective. Walking into Manarch saloon, Lomax was not served because due to his race“THIS A COLORED PLACE. NO WHITES SERVED.SORRY” (Lomax 4). Born and raised in Texas, Lomax had always seen the sign referred to the black community, now having the sign directed to him was a big change toward his personal life and his career. The writer had come upon many obstacles, for example arrived in Memphis had caused troubles with …show more content…
Throughout the civil Rights movements, protestors used song to expressed their rights. Civil Rights leader Marthin Luther King Jr. and his fellow Negro brothers and sisters used songs so their cries could be heard. As a Bapstist minister King could not sing any music, because certain musics were considered as the “ devil songs” (Wright 155). Some songs that were part of the movement were, “ We shall over come “ , “ Oh freedom “, “ we shall not be moved”. This songs had soul and were considered as “ Negros Spiritual” they showed that the African Americans were keen on having their