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T1 The Black Voice in the Vietnam War: the African Americans' Awakening
A1 Martínez Tejedor, Débora
A2 Universidad de Valladolid. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras
K1 Vietnam War
K1 African Americans
K1 Protest song
K1 Propaganda
K1 Racism
K1 Awakening
K1 Guerra de Vietnam
K1 Afroamericanos
K1 Canción protesta
K1 Propaganda
K1 Racismo
K1 Despertar
AB The Vietnam War was greatly resisted not only by the American population, but also, specifically, by African Americans. The black community, conditioned by the racially-biased treatment they received in their home country, finally awakened from their stagnation. The Communist propaganda of the Vietnamese depicting African Americans' subjugation to the American government's iniquitous policies empowered the strength of the civil unrest back home. In this context, far from being a mere form of entertainment, music started to be used as a political weapon. Songs like Starr's "War" or The Impressions' "Don't Cry My Love," composed in the 1960s, constituted a firm declaration against the Vietnam War. In addition, they reveal some relevant elements of the African American perspective on this armed conflict.
YR 2017
FD 2017
LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/25565
UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/25565
LA eng
NO Departamento de Filología Inglesa
DS UVaDOC
RD 25-abr-2024