African American Nationalism and the Revolution in Music

He believed that for a community to be successful, everyone had to work together as one. And although, at that time, whites were controlling the country (South Africa), he didn't stop his mission there. No, he went to the extreme, to see his people prosper. He stayed in prison for 27 years, just to see his nation free and every race equal in his country. And to top it all, he finally ruled his beloved country as the President. And by becoming the President, he achieved what no African America people would ever dream of. And that influenced the African America nation throughout the world. .

             The involvement of African Americas in revolution of music is huge in terms of how many categories they have taken over. Music has always been one of the many passions of the African America community. As in Africa, African America slaves used to sing while working to get a relief about their pains and suffering. It has been their refuge whenever they had problems. They have carried the same habit with them when they moved in Europe and in America. From there, African Americas have made their ways to studios, to reviews and to stages around the world. They have created a lot of different categories in music such as: gospel then later into Blues. In the 40's, they came up with a mix of Rhythms and Blues. And finally, they came up with the most unusual kind of music ever heard around the world, Rap. Making their ways to the top, it wasn't easy for them but they made it anyway. They had to face racism (whites disagreeing with their kinds of music), arresting African America artists all the time with false accusations, just to turn them down associating their music with violence in America and other stuff. Despite all those situations, the African America community kept their heads up despite there was no place for their kind of music. They believed in their dreams and had faith in what they were doing. Just like anyone else, they did whatever they had to do to keep their dreams alive.

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