LibGuides: 8th Grade Civil Rights LibGuide: Music

Top Ten Civil Rights Songs

10 incredible videos of the original artists singing some of the post popular songs from the Civil Rights Era

Here are a selction of links to information on music from the Slave Trade

Celebrating African-Americans in Folk Music
An overview of African-American musical contributions, beginning with the music of slavery.
Classic African American Gospel
Listen to recordings from Smithsonian Folkways.
Dismuke's Virtual Talking Machine
Listen to original recordings of blues and jazz from the early 20th century.
Fifty Cabin and Plantation Songs
Electronic version of a book published in 1874. Click on the HTML link and scroll to the middle of the book to find sheet music and lyrics.
Fisk Jubilee Singers - In Bright Mansions
Listen to recordings of historic spirituals sung by the Jubilee Singers, a group originally founded in 1871.
Jazz - a Film by Ken Burns
The companion site to the TV broadcast.
Music in Slave Life
Listen to and read about various styles of slave music. From the PBS series Slavery and the Making of America.
Negro Spirituals
History, biographies and sound recordings.
Red Hot Jazz Archive
Biographies and jazz recordings from the 1920's.
Slave Shouts from the Coast of Georgia
Listen to recordings from Smithsonian Folkways.
Slave Songs of the United States
Electronic version of a book published in 1867. Click on the HTML link and scroll to the pages where you can see the sheet music and read about the songs.
Sounds of Slavery
Traditional songs and stories, arranged and performed by River Niger Arts.
Voices from the Days of Slavery
Listen to oral histories and interviews, from the Library of Congress.