Hollers to Hip-Hop: Songs of Slavery and Freedom

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Hollers to Hip-Hop- Songs of Slavery and Freedom This seminar will focus on songs about oppression, from the origins of African song traditions through the coded spirituals of the Underground Railroad. We will listen to analyze, and discuss the protest songs from the Civil Rights Movement, the rebel songs of Bob Marley, and the party songs of old-school Hip Hop.