Includes bibliographical references (pages 72-74) and index.
Contents
Strange and beautiful songs -- Musical Africa -- Slave music -- The secret church -- The first black singing stars -- The original jubilee singers -- The northern tour -- Singing for royalty.
Summary
Surveys the music of African American slaves and tells the story of The Fisk University Jubilee Singers. Illustrated with archival prints and photographs and appended with words and music to seven songs, this account reveals spirituals as an invaluable and unique history of American slavery.
