Name: Understanding Black History through Black Music, Part 3
Start: 2025-04-08T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-04-08T20:30:00-04:00
Location: The Barn at Stratford

Understanding Black History through Black Music, Part 3

Join us as Dr. McDaniel will focus this presentation on Black music of the 1900’s, including blues, jazz, R&B, and protest songs.
About this Event

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND - Black music has often served as a barometer of the times and lives of black people. This program, utilizing recorded music, explores various aspects and periods of black history by examining the music of each era. It ranges from the worksongs and spirituals of slavery through the rap of modern urban times. This presentation will cover the next era of Black music. Special presentation by the Zion AME Church Choir. This presentation is sponsored by Willow Brook Christian Communities, State Farm - Tito Paul, and Steve Schmitt. ADDITIONALLY, THIS PROGRAM IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY OHIO HUMANITIES, A STATE AFFILIATE OF THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES.