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The story of the Blues

WORD GUIDE

persecute : attack, pursue - dejected : unhappy - a fit: an attack - segregation : separation of the races, racism - a genre: a type -  negro spirituals: re­ligious songs sung by Blacks - settler : immigrant  - soil : land - adulterated: impure - enter­tainer: artist - hardship: difficulty - sheer: pure  -  share­cropper: agricultural worker - overwhelm: dominate -  make a better living: have a better life - combos: groups - exponents: players -  hibernation: period of sleep - chord: two or more notes played together -  springboard: point of departure.

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