Black Music from the 1940s

Mingus Haitian Fight Song

Juneteenth

"June 19th marks the nation’s only nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. It is marked in Black communities across the nation, but has not gained recognition as a national holiday. June 19th is the day that those enslaved in Texas found out about the Emancipation Proclamation, two and a half years after it was issued!"
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The Evolution of African American Music - Protest Music

#CharlestonShooting Too Many Martyrs

Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996)

Tupac Amaru Shakur  born Lesane Parish Crooks; (June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996)