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History of Blues 1
Enslaved Africans landed at Point Comfort, today's Fort Monroe in Hampton,Va. -
The End of Slave Importation
The Act of Prohibiting Importation of Slaves of 1807 its a United States federal law that prohibited the importation of slaves into the United States -
Minstrel Shows Gain Popularity
By the late 1840s, a Southern tour had opened from Baltimore to New Orleans. -
Civil War Ends; Recontruction Begins
The United States grappled with the challenges of reintegrating into the Union the states that had seceded and determining the legal status of African Americans. -
Slave Songs Published
Slave Songs of the United States represents the work of its three editors, all of whom collected and annotated these songs while working in the Sea Islands of South Carolina during the Civil War -
Huddie Ledbetter
aka Lead Belly introduces the Blues to a wider audience. -
Urban Blues in Chicago
Illinois form as a result of the great depression in the 30s and 40s -
Robert Johnson
He was a very influential musician in his time and influenced the development of the blues.