Songs--United States--19th Century; Popular Music--United States
Cover: caricature of an African American couple embracing, as an African American male stands by staring at them; photo insets of the African American composer/singers in blackface; description reads ""the swell coon laughing success""
Songs--United States--20th Century; Popular Music--United States
Cover: drawing of a cigar smoking African American male staring down at the one dollar bill in his hands; around him, bills of various denominations fly away on wings
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...
Songs--United States--20th Century; Popular Music--United States
Cover: drawing of a portly African American male smoking a cigar and staring into the distance, where workers toil; photo inset of singers Leighton & Leighton