On the record
Ten master songs, more or less, one may pluck from the forest of melody-songs of undoubted Negro origin and wide popular currency, and songs peculiarly characteristic of the slave.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Editor's note · Context
Du Bois identifies key songs of African American origin that have gained widespread popularity, highlighting their cultural importance.
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