Why did ragtime start ?

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I don't understand your question. Do you mean ragtime the music style?
Do a google search. There is a lot of info out there on the history of ragtime. Here is a very brief excert from Wikipedia (there is a lot more):

"Ragtime originated in African American musical communities, in the late 19th century, and descended from the jigs and marches played by all-black bands common in all Northern cities with black populations (van der Merwe 1989, p.63). By the start of the 20th century it became widely popular throughout North America and was listened and danced to, performed, and written by people of many different subcultures. A distinctly American musical style, ragtime may be considered a synthesis of African syncopation and European classical music, though this description is oversimplified."

As to why it started, I think that's probably open to interpretation. Is this for homework? Taking that it is an african american musical style, apply your knowledge of the time period and all the factors involved (social, economic, cultural, geographic, various musical styles it was influenced by, etc) to come up with a reason why you think it began.

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