Emotional courage is an underestimated characteristic of successful Black life in the segregated, unjust US south. Author Greg Freeland reflects on how music reflected, impacted, and influenced Black life in 1950s and 1960s North Carolina.
The celebratory aspect of the Black rhythm and blues, jazz, and gospel music of Freeland’s life is one of his clearest memories of the time. In this book, he recalls and reflects upon how music was integral to the solidary and resilience o...
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Learning objectives
Introduction
1: Music and community
2: Durham, North Carolina
3: Musics in Durham, from rhythm and blues to gospel
4: The church and ...
Om författaren
Chris Mc Auley is a Professor of Black Studies at UC Santa Barbara where he teaches courses on the Caribbean, Black Political Thought, and US Foreign Policy. His main...