Negro Workaday Songs

Negro Workaday Songs PDF Author: Howard Washington Odum
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Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 304

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Negro Workaday Songs

Negro Workaday Songs PDF Author: Howard Washington Odum
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Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 304

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American Negro Folk-songs

American Negro Folk-songs PDF Author: Newman Ivey White
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Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 520

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While his father works in the city over the winter, a young boy thinks of some good times they've shared and looks forward to his return to their South African home in the spring.

African American Folksong and American Cultural Politics

African American Folksong and American Cultural Politics PDF Author: Bruce M. Conforth
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810884895
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 299

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In African American Folksong and American Cultural Politics: The Lawrence Gellert Story, scholar and musician Bruce Conforth tells the story of one of the most unusual collections of African American folk music ever amassed—and the remarkable story of the man who produced it: Lawrence Gellert. Compiled between the World Wars, Gellert's recordings were immediately adopted by the American Left as the voice of the true American proletariat, with the songs—largely variants of traditional work songs or blues—dubbed by the Left as "songs of protest." As both the songs and Gellert’s standing itself turned into propaganda weapons of left-wing agitators, Gellert experienced a meteoric rise within the circles of left-wing organizations and the American Communist party. But such success proved ephemeral, with Gellert contributing to his own neglect by steadfastly refusing to release information about where and from whom he had collected his recordings. Later scholars, as a result, would skip over his closely held, largely inaccessible research, with some asserting Gellert’s work had been doctored for political purposes. And to a certain extent they were correct. Conforth reveals how Gellert at least "assisted" in the creation of some of his more political material. But hidden behind the few protest songs that Gellert allowed to become public was a vast body of legitimate African America folksongs—enough to rival the work of any of his contemporary collectors. Had Gellert granted access to all his material, scholars would have quickly seen that it comprised an incredibly complete and diverse collection of all African American song genres: work songs, blues, chants, spirituals, as well as the largest body of African American folktales about Irish Americans (what were referred to as "One Time I'shman" tales). It also included vast swaths of African American oral literature collected by Gellert as part of the Federal Writers' Project. In African American Folksong and American Cultural Politics, Conforth brings to light for the first time the entire body of work collected by Lawrence Gellert, establishing his place, and the place for the material he collected, within the pages of American folk song scholarship. In addition to shedding new light on the concept of "protest music" within African American folk music, Conforth discusses the unique relationship of the American Left to this music and how personal psychology and the demands of the American Communist party would come to ruin Gellert’s life. African American Folksong and American Cultural Politics will appeal to students and scholars in the fields of American social and political history, African American studies, the history of American folk music, and ethnomusicology.

The Independent

The Independent PDF Author:
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Languages : en
Pages : 872

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American Ballads and Folk Songs

American Ballads and Folk Songs PDF Author: John A. Lomax
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 048631992X
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 719

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Music and lyrics for over 200 songs. John Henry, Goin' Home, Little Brown Jug, Alabama-Bound, Black Betty, The Hammer Song, Jesse James, Down in the Valley, The Ballad of Davy Crockett, and many more.

The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology

The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology PDF Author:
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Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 1044

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The Semi-centennial of the Reopening of the University of North Carolina (closed 1871-1875)

The Semi-centennial of the Reopening of the University of North Carolina (closed 1871-1875) PDF Author:
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Category : Universities and colleges
Languages : en
Pages : 120

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The Christian Leader

The Christian Leader PDF Author:
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Languages : en
Pages : 844

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Opportunity

Opportunity PDF Author: Charles Spurgeon Johnson
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Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 384

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Songs about Work

Songs about Work PDF Author: Archie Green
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9781879407053
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 378

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These essays offer striking portraits of working environments where song arose in response to prevailing conditions. Included are the protest blues of African American levee workers, the corridos of Chicano farm workers, and the European songs of immigrant lumber workers in the Midwest.