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Categories: Biography & Autobiography
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Blind Tom was the stage name of Thomas Greene Wiggins, a blind black pianist born into slavery in 1849. In this focused, consequential study, Southall reformula
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The story of Blind Tom is emblematic of American music and the color line in America. Continuing her scholarly work in this third volume of her series, Southall
The Oxford Handbook of the African American Slave Narrative
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Categories: Literary Collections
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This volume approaches the history of slave testimony in three ways: by prioritising the broad tradition over individual authors; by representing inter-discipli
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A contemporary American masterpiece about music, race, an unforgettable man, and an unreal America during the Civil War era At the heart of this remarkable nove
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The life and times of Papa Jo Jones, gifted raconteur and one of the greatest drummers in the history of jazz