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Fields Michelle HIS 109 History of the United States Since 1865 IN PERSON: Music Resources

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Wikipedia is useful for this project to find songs quickly by year, BUT you can't cite it

Try these resources when looking for info about a particular composer or singer, or about a particular historical event.  You will need to use scholarly resources, such as journals, when discussing your song or historical event.

List of Years In History

Use this timeline to select a year and look for significant events.  After finding your events, you will create a soundtrack to match. Be prepared to explain why this event was more important to select than many of the other events.   You select 5 ideas; you'll have to show why they were important.

 

Remember you can't cite Wikipedia.  You can find additional articles using library databases.

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