Episode 3: The Birth of American Music

SEP 6, 201934 MIN
1619

Episode 3: The Birth of American Music

SEP 6, 201934 MIN

Description

Black music, forged in captivity, became the sound of complete artistic freedom. It also became the sound of America. On today’s episode: Wesley Morris, a critic-at-large for The New York Times.

“1619” is a New York Times audio series hosted by Nikole Hannah-Jones. You can find more information about it at nytimes.com/1619podcast.

This episode contains explicit language.