A compilation of spiritual songs of lasting power and continuing relevance, and as a result, have been passed down from one generation of African Americans to the next.
A collection of songs that capture desperate lives that all too often reflect desperate times from the chain gangs of the Deep South to the depression-ravaged streets of New York.
A collection of melodies that capture the essence of the unique music known as "Ragtime" that took the United States and Europe by storm in the last decade of the 19th century and the first decade of the 20th century.
Presents the songs of the chain gang and the railroad crew, the farmer and the stevedore--songs that bound workers together and helped them endure hardship.
