I choose Bessie Smith for my NHD Project because I am interested in how African Americans were popular and influenced generations of musicians during a time when there was segregation (1920s).
Bessie Smith is important to history because without their efforts, many African Americans may not have felt as though they could fulfill their dreams just because of their race & also, the blues probably wouldn't be appreciated as much by all races.
For this week's research, I found a biography of Bessie Smith at (http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/smit-bes.htm). I will read and summarize it for next week.
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