In the late 1950s and early 1960s, such songs as "We Shall Overcome," "Keep Your Eyes on the Prize," and "Do What the Spirit Says Do" were sung at virtually eve

Sing along with Big Baby Jenkins, Pop Charlie, Great Nana, and a crew of farm animals as they shout for joy to this rendition of an African American spiritual!

Music, particularly in America, has often been a vehicle for protest. For some Americans, the protest began in Africa hundreds of years ago, as free persons wer

This popular collection of 280 musical pieces from both the African American and Gospel traditions has been compiled under the supervision of the Office of Blac

"Horace Clarence Boyer ... served ... as general editor"--P. x.