Songs of Sorrow: Lucy McKim Garrison and Slave Songs of the United States
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Availability:In StockContributor:Samuel ChartersSeries:American Made MusicPublish date:2024-03-11Pages:352
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of MississippiISBN-13:9781496852106ISBN-10:1496852109UPC:9781496852106Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Music, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Women, History & Criticism, Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:AmericanSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.79 inchesWeight:1.142Product ID:SCDCY9JB9Q
In the spring of 1862, Lucy McKim, the nineteen-year-old daughter of a Philadelphia abolitionist Quaker family, traveled with her father to the Sea Islands of South Carolina to aid him in his efforts to organize humanitarian aid for thousands of newly freed slaves. During her stay she heard the singing of the slaves in their churches, as they rowed their boats from island to island, and as they...
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of MississippiISBN-13:9781496852106ISBN-10:1496852109UPC:9781496852106Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Music, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Women, History & Criticism, Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:AmericanSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.79 inchesWeight:1.142Product ID:SCDCY9JB9Q
Samuel Charters (1929-2015) was an eminent historian of jazz and blues music and author of the award-winning The Roots of the Blues and numerous other titles. He was also a Grammy-winning record producer, musician, poet, and fiction writer and was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1994.
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