How the Blues Affected Race Relations in the United States

Overview
Minstrel and Medicine shows

Early appreciation for black music
White interest in black music
Integration of Musicians
Covers & Dances
Memphis
Integrated Radio
Blues & Rock
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Bane, Michael. White Boy Singin' the Blues. New York: Da Capo Press, Inc., 1982.

Blumenthal, Bob. "Berryland." Bluesland. Eds. Pete Welding and Toby Byron. New York: Penguin Books USA Inc., 1991. 238-249

Booth, Stanley. Rhythm Oil. New York: Pantheon Books, 1991.

Davis, Francis. The History of the Blues. New York: Hyperion, 1995.

Friedlander, Paul. Rock and Roll: A Social History. Boulder, Co: Westview Press, Inc., 1996.

Harrison, David. Blues: A Photographic Documentary. New York: Crescent Books, 1997.

Palmer, Robert. Deep Blues. New York: Viking Penguin, Inc., 1981.

Russell, Tony. The Blues: From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray. New York: Schirmer Books, 1997.

"That Rhythm…Those Blues." Dir. George T. Nierenberg. Prod. WGBH. Videocassette. PBS Video, Series: "The American Experience," 1988.

Titon, Jeff Todd. Early Downhome Blues. Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1977.

Trynka, Paul. Portrait of the Blues. New York: De Capo Press, 1996.

Ward, Brian. Just My Soul Responding. Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1998.

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