African-American Folk Songs
Note: This is a public domain essay written by Dorothy A. Johnson in 1922, with edits. Music as the high art of which we think…
Note: This is a public domain essay written by Dorothy A. Johnson in 1922, with edits. Music as the high art of which we think…
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On the eve of my departure from India, I slipped out before dinner to shop for clothes with my twin brother, Chris. The monsoons had…
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