Slave Songs of the United States (English, William Francis Allen | Charles Pickard Ware | Lucy McKim Garrison)

About the Book

First published in 1867, Slave Songs of the United States represents the work of its three editors, all of whom collected and annotated these songs while working in the Sea Islands of South Carolina during the Civil War, and also of other collectors who transcribed songs sung by former slaves in other parts of the country. The transcriptions are preceded by an introduction written by William Francis Allen, the chief editor of the collection, who…

ISBN: 9780807869499