by Dr. Michael Pratt The ancestors of almost virtually 100 percent of African-Americans originally came to the United States as slaves, most of them from West Africa. These slaves, brought here against their will, were allowed no freedom of expression and used religion as a means to speak out against their oppression and for their hopes [...]
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The African-American Spiritual and its African Roots
Posted in American Music, Chorus on September 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
