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    of blacks in the South because of legalized segregation‚ voting restrictions‚ and the Separate Car Act and the Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court decision helped further segregation with supporting separate-but-equal laws‚ stated that the Separate Car Act was constitutional‚ and it made segregation legal. The Jim Crow affected the daily lives of blacks in the South because of legalized segregation

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    Many people throughout history have affected and influenced different styles of music in many ways. To give some examples‚ The Beatles‚ Queen and The Rolling Stones (to name a few of the many huge rock and roll bands) affected rock and roll greatly. Along the same lines we have Louis Armstrong and jazz and B.B King or Bessie Smith influencing Blues. For reggae‚ it is a name that‚ just like all the ones mentioned above‚ you have definitely heard of before. On February 6‚ 1945‚ in small town of Jamaica

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    The Red Hot Chili Peppers The Red Hot Chili Peppers are a band that arose in the early 1980’s‚ and carried on to be one of the most influential bands in rock and roll around the world. They brought about a new style of music that had never really been played before. The band consists of four members‚ but would go through many different guitarist and drummers throughout the years for number of reasons. It is amazing to some people that the band was so successful‚ and got along decently‚ due to their

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    A Brief History of Rock and Roll and The Woodstock Music Festival of 1969 Throughout history‚ major social transformations have taken place that has changed how people perceive themselves and the world around them. With each social reformation‚ cultural forms and institutions also change as well as their meanings. For Example‚ the development of recording and electronic communication within United States capitalism spurred the unique coming together of music traditions in twentieth century United

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    Hotel 13; Rock ‘n’ Roll highschool =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=   Inhoudsopgave Titelbeschrijving 3 Gebeurtenissen 3 Hoofdpersonages: 4 Tijd en Ruimte 5 Hoe is het boek geschreven 5 Mening 5 Verwerkingsopdrachten 6 * 5 vragen 6 ** Auteur van het boek 6 Titelbeschrijving De titel zegt: Hotel 13 Rock ‘n’ Roll Highschool. Het boek heet zo omdat er in het verhaal een toneelstuk wordt opgevoerd. Dat toneelstuk heet Rock ‘n’ Roll Highschool. Gebeurtenissen

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    dominant in the United States during the 1940 and 1950. It was quite radical in fact; this is the decade that began rock and roll‚ the civil rights movement‚ better family living. In the forties and fifties were looked at more as a state of mind‚ a way of living rather than just another decade or time era in history. It was more peaceful during them times; the economy was doing better than it had been before. Teenagers were having more fun than ever. Rock n’ roll was making head way with them. White

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    In the early 1950’s a new artist became present on the rock n roll scene. This artist was the 24 year old Chuck Berry. Chuck Berry was inspired by gospel music chanted in his mother’s household. The family would join in and all sing together and harmonize with one another. Berry also sang in his St. Louis church’s Baptist choir at age six. Berry learned to play the guitar while attending Sumner High School‚ the first Black high school west of the Mississippi. Some of Berry’s other influences were

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    goo was what they used for jell to slick their hair back‚ which gave the shiny glossy look you see in most photos from the 1940’s. Some teenage boys would rock the “longer locks” look‚ like The Beatles‚ and would be claimed “rebels” or “punks” due to the difference since originality wasn’t as accepted back in that time. Shoes- The footwear that girls wore in the 1940’s were – Oxfords‚ pumps‚ sandals and boots (high shoes.) Clogs also existed around the time period but weren’t very comfortable

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    Segregation and segregation laws After the 13th Amendment passed by the Congress on January 31‚ 1865 ‚slavery in America was abolished. All the Southern States agreed to the 14th Amendment by 1870‚ which guaranteed equal protection under the law to all citizens. Unfortunately‚ this “equal” was only an apparent status. Trough violence a terrorist gang named “Ku Kux Klan” kept black people from voting and supporting the govern ‚ spreading danger and fear. The old white Redeemer govern regained

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    Wicked Witch of the West. In “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” the Wicked Witch of the West represented segregation in the South. During the time this book was written‚ segregation had be the usual in the South. This book was written in 1900. During the early 1900s‚ slavery had of course been abolished‚ and blacks were considered “separate but equal”. Racism had played a great role within segregation of African Americans in the South. The South had numerous laws to dehumanize blacks. The legislature

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