Conjuring freedom : music and masculinity in the Civil War's "Gospel Army" /

Conjuring Freedom: Music and Masculinity in the Civil War's "Gospel Army" analyzes the songs of the 1st South Carolina Volunteers, a regiment of Black soldiers who met nightly in the performance of the ring shout. In this study, acknowledging the importance of conjure as a religious,...

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Main Author:	Jabir, Johari (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Columbus : The Ohio State University Press, [2017]
Series:	Black performance and cultural criticism.
Subjects:	United States. > Army. > South Carolina Volunteers, 1st (1862-1864) United States. > Army > African American troops. Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, > 1823-1911. African Americans > Music > History and criticism. Spirituals (Songs) > History and criticism. Ring shout (Dance) Masculinity. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > African Americans. United States. > Army. American Civil War (1861-1865) African Americans. African Americans > Music. Armed Forces > African American troops. Spirituals (Songs) United States. 1861-1865 Criticism, interpretation, etc. History.
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