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Glimpses #89: Negro Spirituals
Article from the Christian History Institute, with song lyrics.
http://www.gospelcom.net/chi/GLIMPSEF/Glimpses/glmps089.shtml
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Hymns & Spirituals
Lyrics and WAV files for ~10 spirituals quoted in "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/utc/christn/chsohp.html
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Negro Spirituals
Summary of a long newsgroup discussion: touching on definition, history, performance, interpretation, and bibliographies
http://www.choralnet.org/resources/repertoire/culture/afro_am.txt
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Negro Spirituals
Eyewitness account of lyrics and performance, from an article in the 1867 Atlantic Monthly.
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/TWH/Higg.html
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Negro Spirituals and Gospel Music
(Historical overview, with a few sample lyrics).
http://www.negrospirituals.com
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Slave Songs of the United States.
E-text including introduction, lyrics, and annotated music collected by William Francis Allen, 1830-1889, Charles Pickard Ware, 1840-1921, and Lucy McKim Garrison 1842-1877.
http://docsouth.unc.edu/church/allen/menu.html
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The Negro Spiritual
Quarterly containing education, history, and news related to Negro Spirituals: subscription information, news, and reviews.
http://www.dogonvillage.com/negrospiritual/
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