"An extraordinary, innovative, and generative book." - George Lipsitz, author of How Racism Takes Place

In this rich, poignant, and readable work, Imani Perry tells the story of the Black National Anthem as it traveled from South to North, from civil rights to black power, and from countless family reunions to Carnegie Hall and the Oval ...

for two-part treble voices and baritone unaccompanied

One of the rarest country songbooks, it contains 222 pieces, mostly folktune settings, dating from the time between the Revolution and the Civil War.