so portraits of African American musicians, much like other markers of status that were long denied to people of color in European-controlled territories, serve as a cultural acknowledgment of their ...

The great folksong revival of the 1940s through 1960s made rural white and African American artists and their music favorites of audiences everywhere. While key figures associated with the American ...

The city of Nashville embodies more than just country music, and nowhere is this more apparent than at the National Museum of African American Music. Opened in 2021, the museum aims to educate ...

Saint Louis University’s African American studies program is interdisciplinary. Many of the courses we offer are cross-listed with other academic departments and may also fulfill some College of Arts ...

but rather “Black consciousness,” shaped by the history of slavery and experience of racism shared by Black artists. After World War II, many African American painters, musicians, and ...