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‘1619,’ Episode 3: The Birth of American Music

‘1619,’ Episode 3: The Birth of American Music

FromThe Daily


‘1619,’ Episode 3: The Birth of American Music

FromThe Daily

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Length:
36 minutes
Released:
Sep 7, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Today on “The Daily,” we present Episode 3 of “1619,” a New York Times audio series hosted by Nikole Hannah-Jones. You can find more information about it at nytimes.com/1619podcast.Black music, forged in captivity, became the sound of complete artistic freedom. It also became the sound of America. Guest: Wesley Morris, a critic-at-large for The New York Times.This episode contains explicit language.Background reading: “The proliferation of black music across the planet — the proliferation, in so many senses, of being black — constitutes a magnificent joke on American racism,” Wesley Morris writes.The “1619” audio series is part of The 1619 Project, a major initiative from The Times observing the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery. Read more from the project here.
Released:
Sep 7, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

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