The Spirituals and the Blues: An Interpretation

Type

Book

Authors

James H. Cone

ISBN 10

0883448432

ISBN 13

9780883448434

Tags

Christian Living, History & Criticism, Blues, Folk & Traditional, Gospel, Religion & Spirituality, African-American Studies

Description

Cone explores two classic aspects of African-American culture--the spirituals and the blues. He tells the captivating story of how slaves and the children of slaves used this music to affirm their essential humanity in the face of oppression. The blues are shown to be a "this-worldly" expression of cultural and political rebellion. The spirituals tell about the "attempt to carve out a significant existence in a very trying situation." - from Amzon

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