Slave Songs of the United States - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:William Francis Allen, Charles Pickard WareTheme:Ethnic Orientation/African American, Topical/Black HistoryPublish date:8/15/2006Pages:168
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Hesperides PressISBN-13:9781406795882ISBN-10:1406795887UPC:9781406795882Book Category:History, Music, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Regional & Cultural, Cultural & Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:Colonial Period (1600-1775), African American & Black StudiesSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.39 inchesWeight:0.218Product ID:SCDY5TQTJ3
Originally published in 1867, this book is a collection of songs of African-American slaves. A few of the songs were written after the emancipation, but all were inspired by slavery. The wild, sad songs capture the feelings of their creators perfectly; of crushed hopes, keen sorrow and a dull daily misery, which covered them as hopelessly as the fog from the rice swamps. On the other hand the words breathe a trusting faith in the life after to which their eyes seem constantly turned
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Hesperides PressISBN-13:9781406795882ISBN-10:1406795887UPC:9781406795882Book Category:History, Music, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Regional & Cultural, Cultural & Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:Colonial Period (1600-1775), African American & Black StudiesSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.39 inchesWeight:0.218Product ID:SCDY5TQTJ3
Publisher: Hesperides Press
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