North American history and cultural events

14 Fevereiro 2022, 08:00 Cecília Maria Beecher Martins

Life for after the civil war - the black codes and Jim Crow 

Chain gang culture.
The role of negro spirituals and the birth of the blues.
The effect of the Wall St crash and the Dust bowl.
How the 1920s and 1930s led to the expansion of the blues and jazz.
The first signs of protest in country music - Woody Guthrie.
The Grapes of Wrath - book and film