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Music inspires African American culture music is a social activity almost everybody participates in.

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Where rituals and ceremonies use music to pass down stories from generations to generations as well as to sing and dance to.

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Music is important to African American Culture because African Americans were not really able to just express themselves so they were able to instead use music to express themselves. Music was able to bring light and positivity to the negatives of what African Americans were going through.

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Music is important to African American culture because genres like rap,jazz, and r&b allowed us to be heard through multiple platforms. During segregation they could lock us up, whip us, and beat us down but as long as we had our voice we could spread hope with our voice on the plantation and on the radios that thankfully played our songs.

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Music played a central role in the African American civil rights struggles of the 20th century, and objects linked directly to political activism bring to light the roles that music and musicians played in movements for equality and justice.

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Music inspires African American culture because it brings people together and it's a form of expression for all people especially African Americans. It also helps to convey a message to anyone willing to listen. It also tells a story of hardship and struggle as well as any emotion.

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There are lots of different ways that music is important to African American culture one being the culture behind a lot of the music and the artist's background. Also the feelings it brings to people. When you listen to music it makes you feel good, even when you don't feel it. There are lots of creators that also like to use the platforms to speak on equality and the civil rights movement to get their messages across.

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Music in African American culture is survival. Through song, movement, and performance, black people have been able to relay important messages, even without the ability to directly communicate with each other due to language barriers. Rhythm is a soul connection. -Kaitlyn Banks

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the importance of music to African Americans is crossing lines , being successful , civil rights struggles , equality and justice.

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It helps others to improve their mood and be more happier when listening to music.

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its and expression of feelings and culture

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to bring people together.

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Brings people closer.

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Music can bring us together as we vibe with the music.

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Music can bring us together as we vibe with the music.

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What is the importance of music to African American culture?