Mississippi Clair Fink Key Yazoo City Indianola Hillhouse

Mississippi Clair Fink

Key Yazoo City Indianola Hillhouse Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi River

Historical Statement � African Americans in the early 20 th century were unaccepted. African Americans were mostly slaves, share croppers and soldiers. The racial attitudes towards them were unruly. In the south blacks and whites were segregated. They couldn’t go to the same schools, use the same water fountains sit together on the bus. Economic conditions plummeted due to the dust bowl and the stock market crash in 1929. During the slave era, the slaves used field hollers, spirituals and work songs to synchronize their motions. These types of songs rooted the blues. When African Americans started sharecropping, the whites would loan them land to farm on for a share of their “profit”, even though it wasn’t that much and most of the time they didn’t come out on top the land owners would take the percentage they thought fit and the slaves couldn’t object because they weren’t educated. Blues during this time were sad and tired. You could hear the weariness in their voices about the struggles of living in the south as an African American.

Mississippi Delta Flood 1927 �The flood in 1927 hit the town of Greenville, MS hard an was a town full of black sharecroppers'. Who, after the waters receded,

Mississippi Heavy Water Blues I was walking down the Levee with my head hanging low, Looking for my sweet mama but she ain't here no more, Thats why Im crying Mississippi heavy water blues. Lord, Im so blue, my house got washed away, And im crying "how long for another pay day", Thats why im crying Mississippi heavy water blues. Im sitting here looking, at all of this mud, And my girl got washed away in that Mississippi flood, Thats why im crying Mississippi heavy water blues. I hope she come back, some day kind and true, Ain't no one satisfy her like her sweet papa do, Thats why im crying Mississippi heavy water blues

Great Migration �During the Great Migration, African Americans built a new place for themselves in society. Dealing with political and social challenges, they created their own sub-culture.

Times is Gettin Harder Times is gettin' harder, Money’s gettin' scarce. Soon as I gather my cotton and corn, I’m bound to leave this place. White folks sittin' in the parlor, Eatin' that cake and cream, N*****’s way down to the kitchen, Squabblin' over turnip greens. Times is gettin' harder, Money’s gettin' scarce. Soon as I gather my cotton and corn, I’m bound to leave this place. Me and my brother was out. Thought we’d have some fun. He stole three chickens. We began to run. Times is gettin' harder, Money’s gettin' scarce. Soon as I gather my cotton and corn I’m bound to leave this place.

Sharecropping �Sharecropping in Mississippi was A tough place for African Americans. It was hours and hours of hard work for low pay.

Sharecroppers blues �http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=F 2 ej. Rg-n. RZU