Blues music meshes the alleged opposites of sacred and profane, good and evil to present a wholistic African American ethic that permits Blacks to be the human beings that they are.

Cosponsored by: Office of the Chancellor, Office of the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and the Graduate College, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, The Council of Deans, The Center for Advanced Study, George A. Miller Endowment, George A. Miller Committee, School of Music, African-American Cultural Program, Afro-American Studies and Research Program, La Casa Cultural Latina, University of Illinois Black Chorus, Horizon Bookstore, Wilkin-Peterson Fund of the Wesley Foundation