Protesters march to the 4th Precinct in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Credit: Fibonacci Blue/Flickr)
"Jazz does not belong to one race or culture.
It's a gift that America gave the world."
~ Ahmad Alaadeen
In the roaring twenties, a time full of changes, a new style of music emerged. Jazz was a completely new style of music breaking barriers with its improvised notes, straying away from the time honored sheet music, and its ability to integrate races, at least momentarily. Jazz was born in black neighborhoods, starting in New Orleans, Chicago, and New York, and soon spreading across the country.
Jazz caused a big impact on society since this new music made white Americans accept African-American culture into their lives, as an example through AM radio. For the first time African-Americans became famous and were admired for their skills. With the help of the radio they started to enjoy and get the freedom they deserve because the radio was blind to racial issues, giving the sensation of equality and freedom, making Jazz a blow to segregation because African-American wanted it to be real; feel freedom everywhere.
Protesters march to the 4th Precinct in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Credit: Fibonacci Blue/Flickr)