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Ku Klux Klan Founded
The Ku Klux Klan was a white supremacist organization that had a huge hand in the violence against people of color during the Blues era, and still exists today KKK Founded -
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Jim Crow Laws Legal and Enforced
Jim Crow laws were laws that purposefully segregated people of color from whites, and brought with them the concept of lynching, which threatened the lives and peace of people of color for almost a century. -
Bessie Smith "Empress of the Blues" Born
Bessie Smith (or the "Empress of the Blues") was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. -
Chester Arthur Burnett (Howlin' Wolf) Born
Chester Arthur Burnett, better known as Howlin' Wolf, was born in Whites, Mississippi. -
Robert L. Johnson Born
Robert L. Johnson was born in Hazlehurst, Mississipi. Robert Johnson Biography -
McKinley Morganfield (Muddy Waters) Born
McKinley Morganfield (Also known as "Muddy Waters") was born Issaquena County, Mississippi -
Bessie Smith's "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" released
One of Bessie Smith's most popular recordings was released. Nobody Knows When You're Down and Out by Bessie Smith -
Bessie Smith Dies
Bessie Smith, the "Empress of the Blues" dies -
"Me and the Devils Blues" by Robert Johnson Release
The famous blues song, "Me and the Devils Blues" by Robert Johnson was released. The song tells the story of a man waking up to the devil knocking at his door, telling him its his turn to go. -
Robert Johnson Dies
Robert Johnson, the famous Delta Blues musician describes by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as the "first ever rock star", died -
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Chester Arthur Burnett "Howlin' Wolf" Active Service in Army
Howlin' Wolf was inducted into the army in 1941, where he served the 9th Calvary Regiment. In 1943, he was found unfit for the army and was later recorded saying "The army ain't no place for a black man". -
"Smokestack Lightning" by Howlin' Wolf Released
One of Howlin' Wolf's most popular songs "Smokestack Lighting" was released. Somkestack Lightning -
Chester Arthur Burnett Dies
Chester Arthur Burnett, also known as "Howlin' Wolf" dies. -
McKinley Morganfield Dies
McKinley Morganfield, also known as "Muddy Waters" dies. -
Robert Johnson Inducted into Hall of Fame
Robert Johnson was inducted into the Hall of Fame nearly 5 decades after his death.