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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
provides his own explanation of the origin of the songs and the
circumstances under which they were sung. One critic has noted
that, like the editors' introductions to slave narratives, Allen's
introduction seeks to lend to slave expressions the honor of white
authority and approval. Gathered during and after the Civil War,
the songs, most of which are religious, reflect the time of
slavery, and their collectors worried that they were beginning to
disappear. Allen declares the editors' purpose to be to preserve,
""while it is still possible... these relics of a state of society
which has passed away."" A DOCSOUTH BOOK. This collaboration
between UNC Press and the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill Library brings selected classic works from the digital library
of Documenting the American South back into print. DocSouth Books
uses the latest digital technologies to make these works available
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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
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
strains tell as the sufferers themselves could, 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.
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
strains tell, as the sufferers themselves could, 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.
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
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