Genre: Expository Nonfiction
In this story, a grandfather tells his granddaughter about the music he loves, the blues. He explains that the blues is not just a feeling. It’s a kind of music. Then he tells her about the great blues singer, Mahalia Jackson.
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Vocab / Meaning:
appreciate - think highly of; value; enjoy
barber - person whose business is cutting hair and shaving or trimming
choir - group of singers who sing together, often in a church service
released - permitted to be published, shown, sold, etc
religious - much interested in the belief, study, and worship of God or gods; devoted to religion
slavery - the condition of being owned by another person and being made to work without wages
teenager - person in his or her teens
gospel - religious music with much emotion and enthusiasm
posthumously - happening after death
spirituals - religious songs which originated among African Americans of the southern United States