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African-American
Sheet Music, in American Memory.
African American Sheet Music,
1850-1920 contains 1,305
pieces of music. The collection includes minstrel songs and songs about the abolitionist
movement as well as music about the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, African-American
soldiers in the Civil War, emancipated slaves, Reconstruction, and the northern
migration of African Americans. The sheet music lyrics, illustrations, and photographs
show changing racial attitudes in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Popular composers
in the collection include James Bland, Ernest Hogan, Bob Cole, James Reese Europe,
and Will Marion Cook.
These online exhibits
provide context and additional information about this collection.
The
Development of an African-American Musical Theatre 1865-1910
These historical
era(s) are best represented
in the collection, although they may not be all-encompassing.
The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1850-1877
Development of the Industrial United States, 1876-1915
Emergence of Modern America, 1890-1930
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Finder for more related material on the
American Memory Web site.
African
American Odyssey
African American Perspectives,
1818-1907
The American Variety
Stage, 1870-1920
Historic American
Sheet Music, 1850 - 1920
Music for the Nation:
American Sheet Music, 1870-1885
"We'll Sing to Abe
Our Song": Sheet Music about Lincoln, Emancipation, and the Civil War
Recommended additional
sources of information.
Related
Resources on the World Wide Web
Read More About It!
- A bibliography
Specific guidance
for searching this collection.
Search
for sheet music using the keyword search, or by browsing the Subject
Index, Author
Index, and Title
Index. For help with search words, go to the Synonym
List.
For help with search strategies,
see Finding Items in American Memory.
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