Black History: Music

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The music of black Americans : a history
Southern, Eileen.
Paper Book
This text provides comprehensive coverage of black American music, from the arrival of the first Africans in the English colonies to contemporary developments in African-American history. The book draws on authentic documents, from colonial times to the present, to illuminate the history of black...

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