Chicano and Black identity politics in music of the Civil Rights Era, 1950s-1970s
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2021-05-02
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This study examines the expression of identity in Chicano and African American civil rights music from the 1950s to the 1970s. Even though the African American civil rights movement and the Chicano movement have been extensively researched, little has been done to compare the two musically. The communities that created these movements shared many experiences, including discrimination and systemic racism, but these same identities were also characterized by distinct communal experiences. African Americans and Chicanos alike reclaimed their identity by engendering a sense of individual and community pride, a goal that was largely accomplished by the musical endeavors of activists. I explore this expression of identity through the music of Chicano and Black activists including Los Reyes de Albuquerque, Los Alvarados, Los Alacranes Mojados, Los Peludos, Sam Cooke, Nina Simone, James Brown, and Bernice Johnson Reagon.
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Music