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Go down Moses : a celebration of the African-American Spiritual / Richard Newman ; illustrations by Terrance Cummings ; foreword by Cornel West.
LIBRA - Rare ML54.6.N495 G6 1998 Banks copy
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Newman, Richard, 1930-2003.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Spirituals (Songs)--Texts.
- Spirituals (Songs).
- African Americans--Music.
- African Americans.
- Genre:
- Music.
- Texts.
- Penn Provenance:
- Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 224 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Clarkson Potter, 1998.
- Summary:
- Go Down, Moses is an extraordinary celebration of the most uniquely American form of music, the spiritual. Reflecting the joys and sorrows, hopes and fears of black slaves, these songs are some of the most powerful poetry ever created in America.
- In Go Down, Moses, the noted Harvard scholar Richard Newman has collected the lyrics to 200 spirituals, along with the music to 25 of the most popular. His thoughtful introduction and commentary place these songs within their historical context. There are folk hymns of worship; songs of social protest; songs with hidden messages about resistance and escape; and deeply personal, poignant songs about the struggles and dreams of countless slave poets. Go Down, Moses also has a provocative foreword by Cornel West, and is richly illustrated by Terrance Cummings.
- Contents:
- Songs of faith
- Songs of freedom
- Songs of hope
- Songs of the spirit.
- Notes:
- "A Roundtable Press Book"--T.p. verso.
- "Design by Maggie Hinders."
- Includes bibliographical references (page 222) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center Banks collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.
- Banks Collection copy has dust jacket retained.
- Banks Collection copy has (6) collages of portraits cut from magazines inserted.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Newman, Richard, 1930- Go down Moses.
- ISBN:
- 9780609600313
- 0609600311
- OCLC:
- 37238918
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