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| | Time for Kids | Specials | BLACK HISTORY MONTH |
 | | During the first half of the 1800s, one of the things that helped slaves survive such terrible conditions was music. |
 | | Using land, culture and their daily life as inspiration, slaves would sing, dance and play the banjo, fiddle and drum while they worked -- all of which was forbidden by their owners. |
 | | After the slaves were emancipated, or freed, in 1863, slave music eventually led to the birth of what we know as American music. |
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