The Little Tree Growing in the Shade

Published
Feb 1996
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General Fiction General Fiction
Pages
64

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A history of the African-American spiritual and its unique cultural significance discusses the origins of these songs in the music of slaves who used the songs as expressions of hope, fear, sorrow, and freedom. By the author of Cornrows.

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First Edition Feb 1996 Putnam ISBN 0399212043
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