It is from the blues that all that may be called American music derives its most distinctive characteristic.

James Weldon Johnson

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Topic

American music

Author

James Weldon Johnson

Source

Black Manhattan

Language

English

Time

1930 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Civil rights activist Activist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Johnson, James Weldon. Black Manhattan. Alfred A. Knopf, 1930, ch. 11.

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