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Coordinator's Statement: The Introduction of African Origins of the Major Western Religions
written by Yosef ben-Jochannan, 1918-; edited by Amiri Baraka, 1934-2014; in African Congress: A Documentary of the First Modern Pan-African Congress (New York, NY: William Morrow and Company, 1972), 241-251
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written by Yosef ben-Jochannan, 1918-; edited by Amiri Baraka, 1934-2014; in African Congress: A Documentary of the First Modern Pan-African Congress (New York, NY: William Morrow and Company, 1972), 241-251
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Chapter
Contributor
Amiri Baraka, 1934-2014
Author / Creator
Yosef ben-Jochannan, 1918-
Date Published / Released
1972
Publisher
William Morrow and Company
Person Discussed
Marcus Garvey, 1887-1940
Topic / Theme
African-Americans, Africans, Christianity, Egyptian people, Religion, Vodoo, Ethnic groups
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003 Imamu Amiri Baraka
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Chapter III: Religious Character of the Songs
written by Henry Edward Krehbiel, 1854-1923; in Afro American Folksongs (New York, NY: Frederick Ungar Publishing Company, 1962), 38-50
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written by Henry Edward Krehbiel, 1854-1923; in Afro American Folksongs (New York, NY: Frederick Ungar Publishing Company, 1962), 38-50
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Henry Edward Krehbiel, 1854-1923
Date Published / Released
1962
Publisher
Frederick Ungar Publishing Company
Person Discussed
Lafcadio Hearn, 1850-1904
Topic / Theme
African American, Creole, African, Vodoo, Musicology, African American Music, Folk Music
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Part II: Present and Near Present: The Streets Of New Orleans
written by Frederic Ramsey, Jr., 1915-1995; in Been Here and Gone (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1960), 140-172
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written by Frederic Ramsey, Jr., 1915-1995; in Been Here and Gone (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1960), 140-172
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Frederic Ramsey, Jr., 1915-1995
Date Published / Released
1960
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Person Discussed
Dora Bliggen, fl. 1954, Percy Humphrey, 1905-1995, Joseph Clark Sr., fl. 1954, Sonny Henry, fl. 1967
Topic / Theme
African American, Creole, Slavery, Vodoo, Merchants, Geophysical features, Musical instruments, Parades, Performance practice, Musicology, African American Music, Brass group
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Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Ben Sidran, 1943-
Date Published / Released
1971
Publisher
Holt, Rinehart, and Winston
Person Discussed
Buddy Bolden, 1877-1931
Topic / Theme
African American, Creole, Music, Minstrel shows, Discrimination, Music composition, Economics, Musicians, Vodoo, Funerals, Jazz music, Segregation, Racial identity, Performance practice, Musicology, Expression in performance, African American Music
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The Bluesman: The Musical Heritage of Black Men and Women in the Americas
written by Julio Finn (London, England: Quartet Books Ltd., 1986), 282 page(s)
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written by Julio Finn (London, England: Quartet Books Ltd., 1986), 282 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Julio Finn
Date Published / Released
1986
Publisher
Quartet Books Ltd.
Topic / Theme
African American Music
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Creoles and Conjur
written by Langston Hughes, 1902-1967 (1940); edited by Joseph McLaren, fl. 1980; in Collected Works of Langston Hughes, vol. 13: The Big Sea: An Autobiography (New York, NY: University of Missouri Press, 2002), 279-281
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written by Langston Hughes, 1902-1967 (1940); edited by Joseph McLaren, fl. 1980; in Collected Works of Langston Hughes, vol. 13: The Big Sea: An Autobiography (New York, NY: University of Missouri Press, 2002), 279-281
Date Written / Recorded
1940
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Chapter
Contributor
Joseph McLaren, fl. 1980
Author / Creator
Langston Hughes, 1902-1967
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
University of Missouri Press
Person Discussed
Zora Neale Hurston, 1891-1960
Topic / Theme
Acquaintances, Creole people, Pleasure trips, Vodoo, Relationships, Ethnic groups, Entertaining, Religion
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002 by Ramona Bass and Arnold Rampersad, Administrators of the Estate of Langston Hughes
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PART 2: Research, Composition, and Performance History of the Operas: Chapter 14: 'Minette Fontaine' (1958)
written by Beverly Soll; in I Dream a World: The Operas of William Grant Still (Fayetteville, AR: University of Arkansas Press, 2005), 203-220
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written by Beverly Soll; in I Dream a World: The Operas of William Grant Still (Fayetteville, AR: University of Arkansas Press, 2005), 203-220
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Beverly Soll
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
University of Arkansas Press
Person Discussed
William Grant Still Jr., 1895-1978
Topic / Theme
Plots or storylines, Vodoo, Correspondence, Music composition, Performance influences, African American Music, Opera
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Folklore, Memoirs and Other Writings
written by Zora Neale Hurston, 1891-1960 (New York, NY: Library of America, 1995), 1001 page(s)
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written by Zora Neale Hurston, 1891-1960 (New York, NY: Library of America, 1995), 1001 page(s)
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Chapter
Author / Creator
Zora Neale Hurston, 1891-1960
Date Published / Released
1995
Publisher
Library of America
Copyright Message
Copyright © Zora Neale Hurston. Reproduced by permission of the Estate of Zora Neale Hurston.
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Images: Iconography of Music in African American Culture, 1700s-1920s
written by Josephine Wright, fl. 1981-2007 and Eileen Jackson Southern, 1920-2002 (New York: Garland Science, 2000), 299 page(s)
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written by Josephine Wright, fl. 1981-2007 and Eileen Jackson Southern, 1920-2002 (New York: Garland Science, 2000), 299 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Josephine Wright, fl. 1981-2007, Eileen Jackson Southern, 1920-2002
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Garland Science
Topic / Theme
African American Music
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The District
written by Howard Reich, fl. 2003 and William M. Gaines, 1922-1992; in Jelly's Blues: The Life, Music and Redemption of Jelly Roll Morton (Da Capo Press, 2003), 10-34
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written by Howard Reich, fl. 2003 and William M. Gaines, 1922-1992; in Jelly's Blues: The Life, Music and Redemption of Jelly Roll Morton (Da Capo Press, 2003), 10-34
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Biography
Author / Creator
Howard Reich, fl. 2003, William M. Gaines, 1922-1992
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Person Discussed
Roy J. Carew, 1883-1967, Louis Armstrong, 1901-1971, King Oliver, 1881-1938, Buddy Bolden, 1877-1931, Eulalie Hecaut, fl. 1885, Tony Jackson, 1876-1921, Jelly Roll Morton, 1890-1941, Freddie Keppard, 1899-1933
Topic / Theme
African American, Louisiana Creole, Labor unions, Parades, Prostitutes, Sex industry, Performing arts life, Extended family, Opera, Job hiring, Composers, Recreational drugs, Wounds and injuries, Criminals, Money, Vodoo, Churches, Memories, Performance practice, Bars and saloons, Expression in performance, African American Music, Blues, Piano
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