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The Spanish-American War’s Impact on Cuba and Puerto Rico Featuring Bad Bunny

What was the impact of the Spanish-American War on Cuba and Puerto Rico and how is that impact still present in the 21st Century?

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The Homestead Act featuring Cowboy Songs collected by John Lomax

How did the Homestead Act of 1862 impact growth and development in the American West, and what is meant by the term “crossroads of culture” in the context of the American West?

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Native Americans and Westward Expansion featuring Redbone

What were the experiences of Native Americans during Westward Expansion and how did the U.S. government use music and other aspects of culture to force assimilation on Native Americans?

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Late Reconstruction featuring The Jubilee Singers

Who were the Jubilee Singers and how do their experiences reflect the final years of Reconstruction in the United States?

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Early Reconstruction featuring the Hyers Sisters

Who were the Hyers Sisters, and how did their work represent the Reconstruction era?

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The Transcontinental Railroad featuring Work Songs Collected by John Lomax

In what ways did the Transcontinental Railroad contribute to the physical, cultural, and musical growth of the American West in the late 19th Century?

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Plessy v. Ferguson featuring Bert Williams

Who was Bert Williams and how does his life represent an American experience during the rise of Jim Crow laws and the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson?

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Westward Expansion and Country Music’s Hispanic Influence

What was Westward Expansion, and what effect did it have on American Popular music?

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The Myth of the American Cowboy

How did Westward Expansion and the idea of Manifest Destiny inform the image of the cowboy in American culture?

Student Edition:
Indigenous Music: From Wounded Knee to The Billboard Charts

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The Reclamation of the American Cowboy

How has the image and history of the American cowboy been reclaimed in the 21st Century?

Student Edition:
The Indigenous Roots of Rock and Roll

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Almost Emancipated: The Civil War and the Port Royal Experiment

How does the Union occupation of Port Royal highlight the complex issues behind the Civil War?

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Singing Democracy During the Second Great Awakening

What was the Second Great Awakening, how did it change American society, and how does Sacred Harp singing exemplify its ideals?

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The Banjo, Slavery, and the Abolition Debate

What is the relationship between the banjo and slavery, and how did music making by enslaved people influence the abolition debate during the 18th and early 19th century?

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Drawing to Music

How might visual artists use music as a tool for inspiration, and how might sound be reflected through art?