Slave Songs of the United States

by William Francis Allen (Editor)

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Genres: Music, Nonfiction, History

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1960

About the author

1830-1889

Reviews

[Andrew (Drew) Lewis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great resource with some very nice interesting anecdotes in the introduction. Some are shocking how candid they are about the abuse the slaves endured, giving lie to the kindhearted slave owner thesis. The songs are also invaluable. I’ve learned a few for banjo and am looking forward to trying some more out in the future.

[Anthony · Rating 5 out of 5]

As good as it gets, one of the the best published compilations of secular and religious slaves songs

[Royce Ratterman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read for personal research - found this book's contents helpful and inspiring.
A good book for the researcher and enthusiast.