7 INFLUENTIAL BLACK AMERICANS WHO HELPED SHAPED AMERICA
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7 INFLUENTIAL BLACK AMERICANS WHO HELPED SHAPED AMERICA 7INFLUENTIAL BLACK AMERICANS WHO HELPED SHAPED AMERICAN HISTORY 1. James Brown Music legend James Brown delivered powerful messages in his songs during the Civil Rights Movement. From 1965 onward, Brown often canceled his shows to perform benefit concerts for black political organizations like the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). Brown started the program “Operation Black Pride,” he dressed as Santa Claus, presented 3,000 certificates for free Christmas dinners in poor black neighborhoods of New York City in 1968. 2. Sam Cooke Sam Cooke changed how people listened to music often only heard in black churches. He popularized the music, creating a new sound and changed the course of music and race relations in America. Cooke became the first black artist to reach #1 on both the R&B and pop charts in 1957. 3. Jimi Hendrix Jimi Hendrix is recognized as one of the most creative and influenti...