And so by fateful chance the Negro folk-song—the rhythmic cry of the slave—stands to-day not simply as the sole American music, but as the most beautiful expression of human experience born this side the seas.
Du Bois declares the Negro folk-song as not only the singular American music but also the most profound artistic expression originating in the Western Hemisphere.
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