Edition |
1st ed. |
Description |
xi, 116 p. ; 24 cm. |
Note |
"Complete lyrics for the spirituals included." |
Indexed In: |
Bklst 02/01/2007 |
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SLJ Mar 2007 |
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VOYA 2007 NO. 1 |
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Kirkus 02/15/2007 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-110), discography (p. 111), and indexes. |
Summary |
The lyrics to forty-six songs portray Africans in America through familiar songs such as "Go Down, Moses" and "Ain't Got Time to Die," celebrating a people who overcame enslavement and found a way to survive, to worship, and to build. |
Subject |
Spirituals (Songs) -- History and criticism.
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African Americans -- History.
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ISBN |
0763628859 (lib. bdg.) |
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