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Blues was so important to the African Slaves because it was a sort of code, how they told stories that had things to do with their owner and everyday life.
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How did the African slaves contribute to the development of the Americas?
their greatest contribution was their labor.
Why was Alonzo Herndon an important figure in African American history?
Former slaves who rose to prominence in the African American business and social world
Why is Abraham Lincoln such an important figure in African American history?
Abraham Lincoln was an important figure in African-American history because he was the president who issued the Emancipation Proclamation, allowing all slaves to be free.
Did slavery in America start with African slaves?
yes the african slaves were brought to the americas
What year did the first African slaves arrive in Virginia?
The first African slaves arrived in Virginia in 1619.
Which period was blues music from?
Blues was frome african slaves singing.
What group created the blues?
The Former African Slaves invented Blues music as a way to relieve the unhappiness in their lives. People who heard it found it a good therapy for their 'blues' and that's how it got its name.
How did African Cultures influence the Blues?
because of slavery and most or some blues artist were slaves
Who were the first people to play the blues?
They were african americans in the south of the usa . They were slaves and sang whiles working.
What country did the blues music come from?
The Blues came from African slaves that were taken by people and sold in America, so the blues came from African people but from amercian music yh totally babes it came from Mississippi Actually the blues was created by American black slaves from white folk music what we would call Country today, so it doesn't come from Africa at all.
By the 1500s the most important element of African trade was?
Human Cargo "Slaves"
Who were Alonzo Henson Chloe spear and Josiah waddle?
Former slaves who became important in the African American business and social world
How did blues gets its name?
Blue can also mean you are sad or gloomy, so the blues was written by African Amerian slaves because they were gloomy of being enslaved and treated badly.
Who preformed the Blues?
The African slaves. They sung it whilst they worked; often they were about something bad. They nick-named their songs ' The Blues' because they always used to dye the cotton blue!
When was African Blues created?
African Blues was created in 1990.
How did the blues devleop?
They developed from slave songs sung by slaves during the American Civil War. The blues also came from tribal songs from African-American communities and tribes in Africa.
How the African slave trade is linked to the blues?
The African slaves are related to the Blues because in the slave days they used to sing about how hard their lives where. They mainly consist of losses and tragedy. So they all gave it a similar tune. (like jazz with the 10 bar blues) From then on people called it the blues like the saying i am feeling blue. (upset is how they are related to the Blues.If you are talking about the football club Birimgham city (also known as the Blues whom which I support.) I have no idea.
