NY: DaCapa Press, 1969. Reprint of 1925 and 1926 editions. Lewis, Theophilus. "The Negro Spirituals As Hymns of a People." America 61 (April 22, 1939), 43-44. Lovell, John, Jr. Black Song: The Forge ...
“Black spirituals are at the heart of all American ... When we heard these groups, the [church] robes came off, the hymn ...