Encyclopedia of African American Society, Volume 2Gerald David Jaynes An encyclopedic reference of African American history and culture. |
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... traditional black music using minor scales , repeating refrains , and a twelve - bar format known as the blues . While the blues existed before Rainey , she took the performance and recording of that music to another level of popularity ...
... traditional black music using minor scales , repeating refrains , and a twelve - bar format known as the blues . While the blues existed before Rainey , she took the performance and recording of that music to another level of popularity ...
Page 752
... Traditional African religious beliefs held that the spirit of a deceased person lived on in a community of souls . Death of a community member was followed by an elaborate burial rite over which leaders presided . Any lingering ...
... Traditional African religious beliefs held that the spirit of a deceased person lived on in a community of souls . Death of a community member was followed by an elaborate burial rite over which leaders presided . Any lingering ...
Page 763
... traditional rit- uals , such as pouring drinks on the ground to appease deceased ancestors . However , slaves increasingly faced the fact that rituals could not protect them from the hardship and abuse they suffered under slavery ...
... traditional rit- uals , such as pouring drinks on the ground to appease deceased ancestors . However , slaves increasingly faced the fact that rituals could not protect them from the hardship and abuse they suffered under slavery ...
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Editorial Board | 500 |
Readers Guide xiii | 507 |
African Americans in Halls of Fame | 907 |
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