Research:

African American Song

Pre-Civil War African-American Slavery 

African American Spirituals 

The Power of Black Music: Interpreting Its History from Africa to the United States 

Floyd, Samuel A. 1995. The Power of Black Music: Interpreting Its History from Africa to the United States. Oxford University Press USA – OSO. (Retrieved February 10, 2022) 

Traditional Work Songs 

McIntosh County Shouters, “Move, Daniel” 

The McIntosh County Shouters 

Plantation Dance Ring ShoutNat Turner (1800-1831) 

Lift Every Voice: The History of African American Music 

Peretti, Burton W. 2009. Lift Every Voice: The History of African American Music. Lanham, Md: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.  (Retrieved February 17, 2022) 

The Origins of Proslavery Christianity: White and Black Evangelicals in Colonial and Antebellum Virginia

Irons, Charles F. 2008. The Origins of Proslavery Christianity: White and Black Evangelicals in Colonial and Antebellum Virginia. University of North Carolina Press.(Retrieved February 21, 2022)

Cultural Codes: Makings of a Black Music Philosophy 

Banfield, Bill. 2009. Cultural Codes: Makings of a Black Music Philosophy. Scarecrow Press.(Retrieved February 22, 2022)  

Our History – Fisk Jubilee Singers 

Overseer And Driver 

Fisk Jubilee Singers 

The Soundtrack of the George Floyd Protests 

Hip-hop is the soundtrack to Black Lives Matter protests, continuing a tradition that dates back to the blues 

Music:

“Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” performed by the Fisk Jubilee Quartet (Accessed by the Library of Congress’s National Jukebox)

“The Ballad of M and T” by Sam Barsh

“The Forest Floor” by Shimmer

“Judgement Day Outside My Door” by Lost Ghosts

“Animal Kingdom” by Craig Allen Fravel

“Oh Freedom!” performed by The Golden Gospel Singers

“Groove Station” by Cast of Characters

“Of A Feather” by Falls

“Move, Daniel” performed by the McIntosh County Shouters

“Deshacer”  by Azteca X

“Constellations” by Chelsea McGough