The Long Night Watch

by Ivan Southall and Southall

Skillfully written in an easily understandable style, this comprehensive study of Black music examines a constantly changing art form and its continued influence on today's American music. The Black musician in American society from slavery to present is studied against the background of the social, political, economic, and religious influences on each period. Each Black music genre is discussed separately, allowing flexability of use. In addition,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374346445
• ISBN13: 9780374346447
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher