What do the text authors mean by their claim that "modern American music began in the . . . cities, and . . . was the language of the oppressed"?
What will be an ideal response?
African and European musical styles blended in the heterogeneous environment of urban America. Jazz was born in the bawdy Storyville district of New Orleans and spread to other cities. Jazz, ragtime, and blues performers often came from disadvantaged minority groups, especially African Americans.
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