Part 3: Blow Ye the Trumpet, 1867-1919

**"In keeping with his traditions, the ex-slave sang about his experiences...the land of Africa no longer beckoned after almost two hundred and fifty years of exile..." (The Music of Black Americans, page 222)**

Explore the different sections of Part Three by navigating the galleries of sheet music below. Click on any piece to access its citation and a score, if available.

John Henry

Carve Dat Possum

In the Baggage Coach Ahead

After the War

Deep River

In the Bottoms: Juba

Beginning of Rain Song

Lift Every Voice and Sing

Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen

Under the Bamboo Tree

The Turn of the Century

Excerpts from All Coons Look Alike to Me

Excerpts from Maple Leaf Rag

Joe Turner Blues

Precursors of Jazz: Ragtime and Blues