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Just listen to this song I'm singing : African-American history through song /

Uses the music and lyrics of thirteen African-American songs as a focal point for relating the history of the African-American experience and for telling American musical history.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Silverman, Jerry
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Brookfield, Conn. : Millbrook Press, [1996]
Subjects:	African American > Music > History and criticism > Juvenile literature. Music > United States > History and criticism > Juvenile literature. Songs, English > United States > History and criticism > Juvenile literature. African American > Music. Music > United States. Songs, English > United States. African American > Music > History and criticism. Songs > United States.

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