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Slave Songs of the United States
Paperback
Black American HistoryGeneral MusicWorld Music
ISBN13: 9781025476100
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 174
Weight: 0.56
Height: 0.37 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Slave Songs of the United States is a landmark collection of African American music, representing the first systematic effort to preserve the spirituals and melodies born out of the experience of enslaved people in America. Compiled by William Francis Allen and his colleagues, this volume features over 130 songs, including both the music and lyrics, captured directly from singers in the South and the Sea Islands during the mid-19th century.
The work serves as an invaluable primary source for understanding the cultural, social, and religious life of the African American community. From soul-stirring spirituals to rhythmic work songs, these pieces reflect a profound history of resilience, faith, and artistic expression. By documenting these oral traditions, Slave Songs of the United States ensured that a vital part of American musical heritage was preserved for future study and appreciation.
It remains an essential text for students of ethnomusicology, American history, and African American studies, offering a direct window into the powerful vocal traditions that would eventually influence the development of jazz, blues, and gospel music. This collection stands as a testament to the enduring power of song as a vessel for history and identity.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.
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