“The Black folk song, the rhythmic cry of the slave, stands today not simply as the sole American music, but as the most beautiful expression of human experience born this side the seas.” - W. E. B.

ST. HELENA ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Minnie "Gracie" Gadson claps her hands and stomps her feet against the floorboards, lifting her voice in a song passed down from her enslaved ancestors who were forced ...

Heav'n :The natural goal, end, and reward of the sanctified ; The place for the full expression of the people ; Up where Jesus lives ; The place of the union of friends and relatives ; Home ; The ...

In a room below the sanctuary of Diamond Hill Baptist Church, members of Soulsters from the Hill sing a spiritual called “Ride the Chariot.” The basses start first and are soon joined by the altos and ...