Shiena Carmen
GWSS 241
April 15, 2020
The compelling inspiration of style derived from the war, economic collapse, and then the revitalization of money circulation and job opportunities inspired Memphis Minnie to pour out her soul into her music based on the recent events she lived through. “Memphis Minnie, at year's end, picks up those nuances and tunes them into the strings of her guitar, weaves them into runs and trills and deep steady chords that come through the amplifiers like the Negro heartbeats mixed with iron and steel.The way Memphis Minnie swings it sometimes makes folks snap their fingers, women get up and move their bodies, men holler, "Yes!" When they do, Minnie smiles.” (Hughes, pg. 3) Many people relate to her music because folk music and blues were what many of the people living the same community were living through. People feel a deep connection through her music because it made them feel connected and comforted because they were not alone. “So it’s been a journey of understanding who we are as the women of color research cluster, the amazing work we did putting on the women of color film and video festival, publishing a journal that women started before us… a few years before us… and we had to reinitiate the cluster. It had kinda fallen… it went dormant and we had to reform it.” (Blackwell, pg. 10-11) Women of color are often overlooked. Memphis Minnie allowed her self to be remembered through history by her legacy. Her boldness especially during an era of racism, sexism, and discrimination allowed herself to be free of judgement but expression of herself and the current events unfolding. These articles bring light to women of color. History she be remembered as helpful criticism to bring acceptance and change into the future generations.
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