Slavery

 =**History**=

Slavery in the United States has had a significant influence not just on U.S history but its culture, society and music.

The following document gives you a general outline of the history of slavery:





=Music=



Musical genres that owe their existence to this brutal part of history include:


 * Negro Spirituals


 * Jazz


 * Funk


 * Soul


 * Gospel


 * R n B


 * Hip Hop

The song that is most famous for capturing the effects of slavery from racism to dehumanisation is 'Strange Fruit'.

Listen to Strange Fruit sung by Billie Holliday:

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