Black Man

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"Black Man" is a socially conscious song by Stevie Wonder from his acclaimed 1976 album Songs in the Key of Life, celebrating the contributions of people of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical work ⓘ
song ⓘ
aimedAt educating listeners about diverse historical contributions ⓘ
promoting racial harmony ⓘ
album Songs in the Key of Life ⓘ
appearsOn CD and digital reissues of Songs in the Key of Life ⓘ
artist Stevie Wonder ⓘ
associatedWith 1970s socially conscious soul ⓘ
civil rights movement legacy in popular music ⓘ
composer Stevie Wonder ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticalReception praised for its ambitious social message ⓘ
recognized as one of Stevie Wonder’s most overtly political songs ⓘ
genre R&B ⓘ
funk ⓘ
soul music ⓘ
hasSubject Asian people ⓘ
Black people ⓘ
Indigenous peoples ⓘ
Latino people ⓘ
white people ⓘ
hasType album track ⓘ
includedIn original LP release of Songs in the Key of Life ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricalFocus contributions of people of different races and ethnicities ⓘ
historical figures from diverse backgrounds ⓘ
lyricist Stevie Wonder ⓘ
musicalElement call-and-response vocals ⓘ
prominent rhythm section ⓘ
synthesizer-based textures ⓘ
musicalStyle extended groove-based arrangement ⓘ
notableFor didactic call-and-response section highlighting historical contributions ⓘ
explicitly educational lyrics about world history and civil rights ⓘ
partOf Songs in the Key of Life ⓘ
Stevie Wonder discography ⓘ
performer Stevie Wonder ⓘ
producer Stevie Wonder ⓘ
recordLabel Motown ⓘ
Tamla ⓘ
releaseDecade 1970s ⓘ
releaseYear 1976 ⓘ
theme anti-racism ⓘ
celebration of diverse racial and ethnic contributions ⓘ
civil rights ⓘ
human unity ⓘ
multiculturalism ⓘ
racial equality ⓘ
social consciousness ⓘ

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