Social and cultural context Read this Billboard interview where Common talks about Letter to the Free , political hip hop and contemporary American society. Use the article and the notes we have made in lessons (also available above) to answer the following questions on the social, cultural and genre contexts for Letter to the Free . 1) What other projects has Common been involved in over recent years? Common has worked within a variety of projects attempting to draw attention to initiating a new wave of ‘protest music’. 2) What is the 13th Amendment of the American Constitution? The 13th amendment of the american constitution declared that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." Formally abolishing slavery in the United States, the 13th Amendment was passed by the...
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