THE MUSIC OF BLACK AMERICANS

The Music of Black Americans

The Music of Black Americans

Introduction

The author of The Music of Black Americans: A history is the renowned Eileen Southern who is a professor Emerita of Music and Afro-American Studies at Harvard University) who is herself a musician as well as a writer, and is eminently qualified to illuminate The Music of Black Americans to the world in general.

African Legacy in Music

The author says that the stories of slavery are well know amongst most American high schoolers, but few know of the major role music played in the unifying of their communities ...