Spirituals and the birth of a black entertainment industry
In the first book-length treatment of postbellum spirituals in theatrical entertainments, Sandra Jean Graham mines a trove of resources to chart the spiritual's journey from the private lives of slaves to the concert stage. Graham navigates the conflicting agendas of those who, in adapting spir...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Urbana Chicago Springfield
University of Illinois Press
[2018]
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Series/Journal: | Music in American life
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Afro-American music
/ Minstrel shows
/ Negro spiritual
/ Jubilee Singers
/ History 1870-1900
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| Further subjects: | B
Spirituals (Songs) (United States) 19th century
History and criticism
B Minstrel shows History 19th century United States B Minstrel shows (United States) History 19th century B African Americans Music History and criticism B Jubilee Singers B Spirituals (Songs) History and criticism 19th century United States |
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| Summary: | In the first book-length treatment of postbellum spirituals in theatrical entertainments, Sandra Jean Graham mines a trove of resources to chart the spiritual's journey from the private lives of slaves to the concert stage. Graham navigates the conflicting agendas of those who, in adapting spirituals for their own ends, sold conceptions of racial identity to their patrons. In so doing they laid the foundation for a black entertainment industry whose artistic, financial, and cultural practices extended into the twentieth century |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 025208327X |