Lift Every Voice: The History of African American Music

by Burton W. Peretti

Book Overview

Lift Every Voice traces the roots of black music in Africa and slavery and its evolution in the United States from the end of slavery to the present day. The music's creators, consumers, and distributors are all part of the story. Musical genres such as spirituals, ragtime, the blues, jazz, gospel, rhythm and blues, rock, soul, and hip-hop--as well as black contributions to classical, country, and other American music forms--depict the continuities...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742558126
• ISBN13: 9780742558120
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 223 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.8"