Western Union Telegraph Company; Meredith, James, 1933-; College integration -- Mississippi -- Oxford; University of Mississippi -- History; University of Mississippi -- Riot, Sept. 30, 1962; Mississippi -- Race relations
Songs--United States--19th Century; Popular Music--United States
Cover: photo of ""Mr. J. Flatow and Miss K. Dunn"" dressed in blackface [Miss K. Dunn appears to be a male]; ""Musical Supplement of the New York Journal and Advertiser. June 5, 1898""
Songs--United States--20th Century; Popular Music--United States
Key of G. Cover: drawing of lady singing to her man through an open window; description at top reads: ""Terrific Coon Hit by the Writers of ""'Hannah Won't You Open that Door?'""
These recordings of oral history, play songs, blues, spirituals, and stories were made in 1948 when Alan Lomax invited Vera Hall to come from her home in Livingston, Alabama, to New York City for a concert. Vera Hall's mother had been a slave, and...