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Why was blues music developed exclusively in the African-American community?

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It was a form of music derived from South Africa.


The discrimination of the era kept it in this community.


Non-black audiences did not develop a taste for the music.


Few other races had the tools to create a distinct musical sound.

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Answer:

the discrimination of the era kept it in this community

Step-by-step explanation:

this is due to racism in the 19's, an example of this would be

white person: they took blues from us we dont like it anymore

aanother reason could also be that for african american people it was a way to show their emotion from racism

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