African

This collection spotlights and educates about different styles of music originating from Africa!

Gospel Choir Performs At The 38th Conference Of The NAACP | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Gospel Choir Performs At The 38th Conference Of The NAACP | History Of SC Slide Collection

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The music slaves brought with them from Africa came from a variety of different cultures, and it is impossible in the caption for a single image to recount the history of the blending of those...

Middle Passage | Gullah Music
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African Music | Gullah Music

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Music was an important tradition in Africa centuries before Africans were brought to America. Singing was a part of everyday life when people were at work, worship or play. The drum was the most...

Family Across the Sea, Part 4 | SCETV Specials (1990) 4

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Family Across the Sea, Part 4 | SCETV Specials (1990)

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Family Across the Sea, Part 4 Like the Black Seminoles who fled white civilization, blacks began to return to Africa in the 19th century. Historian Alpha Bah has studied the return of blacks to Sierra...