Lift every voice [ the history of African-American music

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Peretti, Burton W. [ (Burton William)] , 1961- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers , c2009
Series:The African American history series
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Online Access:NetLibrary
Table of Contents:
  • 1. From West Africa to slavery
  • 2. Jubilee and Tin Pan Alley : contrasting sounds of freedom
  • 3. The rise of ragtime and the blues
  • 4. The emergence of jazz
  • 5. Jazz at the Philharmonic : the jazz avant-garde and black classical expression
  • 6. Gospel, freedom songs, and the struggle for equality
  • 7. Black popular music as big business