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African American slaves arrive
African American slaves arrive to Virginia -
Civil War Begins
Civil war begins at Fort Sumter in South Carolina -
Civil War Ends
Confederate Army surrenders -
African music first recorded
Victor Records issues the first African American music. -
First Blues song
First Blues song published as sheet music -
Great Migration
WW1 starts and African Americans are issued to migrate -
Folk Blues
The First folk Blues records are issued -
Great depression
Wall street crash of 1929 starts on a black Thursday. -
Country Blues
The Country Blues are published as an element to folk music -
Year of the blues
Congress declares 2003 as the year of the blues.