Lift every voice the history of African-American music /
Since their enslavement in West Africa and transport to plantations of the New World, black people have made music that has been deeply entwined with their religious, community, and individual identities. Music was one of the most important constant elements of African American culture in the centur...
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Md. :
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,
©2009.
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| Series: | African-American history series.
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| Online Access: | View fulltext via EzAccess |
| Summary: | Since their enslavement in West Africa and transport to plantations of the New World, black people have made music that has been deeply entwined with their religious, community, and individual identities. Music was one of the most important constant elements of African American culture in the centuries-long journey from slavery to freedom. It also continued to play this role in blacks' post-emancipation odyssey from second-class citizenship to full equality. Lift Every Voice traces the roots of black music in Africa and slavery and its evolution in the United States from the end of slavery to. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and discography. |
| ISBN: | 9780742564695 (electronic bk.) 074256469X (electronic bk.) 1282479431 9781282479432 |