Gullah Spirituals : The Sound of Freedom and Protest in the South Carolina Sea Islands.

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GULLAH SPIRITUALS
Title
Copyright
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
Introduction
ONE The West African Song Tradition
Rowing Songs
Shouting Songs
TWO The Penn School
Penn School's Founders
Penn School's Patriotic Songs
Penn School's Christmas Songs
Penn School's Midwifery Program
Penn School's Favorites
Penn School's Chapel Services
THREE The Penn School Community Outreach Efforts
The "We Class"
House Blessings
The Community Sings
The Saint Helena Quartet
The Saint Helena Quartet Spirituals
FOUR Saint Helena's Spirituals during the World Wars and Prohibition
The World War I Songs
The Community Sings during World War II
The Prohibition Song Texts
Conclusion
FIVE Saint Helena's Spirituals during the Civil Rights Movement
Guy Carawan and Highlander
The Carawans' "Sing for Freedom" Workshops
Saint Helena Island Songs in Sing Out! and Broadside
SIX An Examination of Two Saint Helena Song Leaders
Conclusion
Final Observations
Appendix
Note on the Gullah Songbook
RHYTHM
MELODY
SONG TEXTS
Gullah Songbook
SHOUTING SPIRITUALS
SEEKIN' SPIRITUALS
CHRISTMAS SPIRITUALS
COMMUNION AND EASTER SPIRITUALS
GENERAL USE SONGS
Notes
Bibliography
Index
ABOUT THE AUTHOR.