Contributor National Endowment for the Humanities

Update
09-30-2010
Content Type
Multimedia
Grade Level
Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade, Twelfth grade
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This lesson introduces students to the blues, one of the most distinctive and influential elements of African American musical tradition. Students take a virtual field trip to Memphis, Tennessee, and explore the history of the blues in the work of W. C. Handy and a variety of other country blues singers.