| Slave Songs of the United States Contributor(s): Allen, William Francis (Author) |
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ISBN: 1443735221 ISBN-13: 9781443735223 Publisher: Hesperides Press OUR PRICE: $42.74 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2008 Annotation: 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 strains tell as the sufferers themselves could, 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Ethnic - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Music | Instruction & Study - Voice |
| Dewey: 783.675 |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.81 lbs) 172 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Black History |