How many of the original songs survive intact from the slave cabins? Probably not many in their original form. Time has transformed them like light in a prism. What we hope to present is a version of those spirituals, and they speak not just to black Americans, but to people worldwide.
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How many of the original songs survive intact from the slave cabins? Probably not many in their ori
How many of the original songs survive intact from the slave cabins? Probably not many in their ori
How many of the original songs survive intact from the slave cabins? Probably not many in their ori
How many of the original songs survive intact from the slave cabins? Probably not many in their ori
How many of the original songs survive intact from the slave cabins? Probably not many in their ori
How many of the original songs survive intact from the slave cabins? Probably not many in their ori
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