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The sounds of slavery, discovering African American history through songs, sermons, and speech, Shane White and Graham White

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The sounds of slavery, discovering African American history through songs, sermons, and speech, Shane White and Graham White

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-228) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The sounds of slavery

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

56535187

Responsibility statement

Shane White and Graham White

Sub title

discovering African American history through songs, sermons, and speech

Table Of Contents

Introduction: the lords of sounds -- "All we knowed was go and come by de bells and horns" -- "To translate everyday experiences into living sound" -- "De music [of the slaves] make dese Cab Calloways of today git to de woods an' hide" -- "Sing no hymns of your own composing" -- "He can invent a plausible tale at a moment's warning" -- "Boots or no boots, I gwine shout today!" -- "When we had a black preacher that was heaven" -- Soundtracks of the city: Charleston, New York, and New Orleans -- Soundtracks of the city: Richmond in the 1850s -- Epilogue: the sounds of freedom

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Sounds of slavery, historic African American recordings

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