FAQ About The Role of Blues in Social Change Movements
What role did blues music play during the Great Migration in the United States?
During the Great Migration, blues music served as a vital cultural touchstone for African Americans relocating from the rural South to urban areas in the North. It provided both a sense of continuity and a means of expressing the broader social and economic changes occurring at that time. Blues music helped to shape a new African American urban identity and brought attention to issues such as housing discrimination and economic inequality.
