Singing as a form of communication is deeply rooted in the African American culture ... or hope. Songs were passed down from generation to generation throughout slavery.

Like their white counterparts, they listened to and performed the songs of Stephen Foster and other popular white composers. Brought to America in captivity and sold into slavery, Africans carried ...

While Turner recorded, Dawley sang a song of unknown origin ... known as Sierra Leone was a key player in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Westerners also referred to the area as the Rice Coast ...

A rare manuscript of a historical 18th Century slave song is set to go on display in Gloucester Cathedral. The cathedral said it is the world’s oldest surviving music manuscript from the voices ...

By now you’ve probably heard the claim that America ... song, “Parcel of Rogues,” describes Scotland as having been sold out for “hireling traitor’s wages.” “Hireling and slave ...

The song, which some see as an ode to Southern pride and others condemn as a celebration of American slavery, was played at ...

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