Slave Songs of the United States

Originally published in 1867, this book is a collection of songs of African-American slaves. A few of the songs were written after the emancipation, but all were inspired by slavery. The wild, sad songs capture the feelings of their creators perfectly; of crushed hopes, keen sorrow and a dull daily misery, which covered them as hopelessly as the fog from the rice swamps. On the other hand the words breathe a trusting faith in the life after to which their eyes seem constantly turned

Author: William Francis Allen
Publisher: Hesperides Press
Published: 11/04/2008
Pages: 172
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d
ISBN: 9781443735223