During the 1600s to the early 1700s, the majority of the music was mainly instrumental accompanied by dancing and chanting. ... However, slaves did dance and chant often because the enslavers felt that this would give them some relief from the cruelties of slavery. ... Even with all of these bans, the people still assembled in song and dance. ... Jazz was a more energetic and upbeat form of Ragtime music; it was a music that anyone and everyone danced to. ...

• Word Count: 4223
• Approx Pages: 17
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Judith Thurman writes of Toni Morrison's literary style, "She treats the past as if it were one of the luminous old scenes painted on dark glass and she breaks the glass, and recomposes it in disjointed and puzzling modern form." ...

• Word Count: 3100
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography