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GUEST ROOM |‘Blues Is The Roots; The Rest Is The Fruits.’ Unmarked Graves of Bluesmen Get Memorials

By Natalie Breitkopf | April 8, 2021

The blues’ connection to the universal themes of hope, resilience and togetherness is a beacon of light in the journey towards a kinder world. The genre is the ultimate protest in its existence; its roots in slavery and reconstruction led a cathartic call to action that ascends chronologically through American history.

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