Lectures in History
Colonial America, Race, and the Origins of Country Music
2016-12-24T20:00:40-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNzZhXC8yMDE2MTIyNDIwMDMyMjAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Professor Cotten Seiler talked about the emerging definitions of whiteness and blackness in Colonial America and how it impacted the origins of country music. He described how 17th century laws elevated poor whites above slaves and free blacks, which helped these white frontiersmen form a separate group identity. Some of the traditions of this group and their folk ballads became the basis of country music.
Professor Cotten Seiler talked about the emerging definitions of whiteness and blackness in Colonial America and how it impacted the origins…
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Professor Cotten Seiler talked about the emerging definitions of whiteness and blackness in Colonial America and how it impacted the origins of country music. He described how 17th century laws elevated poor whites above slaves and free blacks, which helped these white frontiersmen form a separate group identity. Some of the traditions of this group and their folk ballads became the basis of country music. close
Professor Cotten Seiler talked about the emerging definitions of whiteness and blackness in Colonial America and how it impacted the origins… read more
Professor Cotten Seiler talked about the emerging definitions of whiteness and blackness in Colonial America and how it impacted the origins of country music. He described how 17th century laws elevated poor whites above slaves and free blacks, which helped these white frontiersmen form a separate group identity. Some of the traditions of this group and their folk ballads became the basis of country music. close
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