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The Music in The Music of Black Americans
  • Explore the Book
  • Explore the Pieces
  • Index
  • About the Project
    • Credits
    • Harmful Content Statement
    • The Eileen Southern Initiative
  • The Music of Black Americans: A History
    • Part 1: Song in a Strange Land, 1619-1775
      • The African Heritage
      • New England and the Middle Colonies
    • Part 2: Let My People Go: 1776-1866
      • Two Wars and the New Nation
      • The Ante-Bellum Period: Urban Life
      • The Ante-Bellum Period: General Character of the Folk Music
      • The War Years and Emancipation
    • Part 3: Blow Ye the Trumpet, 1867-1919
      • After the War
      • The Turn of the Century
      • Precursors of Jazz: Ragtime and Blues
    • Part 4: Lift Every Voice, 1920--
      • Composers: From Nationalists to Experimentalists
      • The Mid-Century Years
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