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The Books of American Negro Spirituals: including The book of American Negro spirituals and The second book of Negro spirituals

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division

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The Black Experience in Children's Books: Selections from Augusta Baker's Bibliographies

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Title
The Books of American Negro Spirituals: including The book of American Negro spirituals and The second book of Negro spirituals
Names
Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938 (Editor)
Johnson, J. Rosamond (John Rosamond), 1873-1954 (Editor)
Brown, Lawrence, 1893-1972 (Composer)
Collection

The Black Experience in Children's Books: Selections from Augusta Baker's Bibliographies

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1940
Place: New York
Publisher: Viking Press
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division
Shelf locator: Sc 784.7-J (Johnson, J. Books of American Negro spirituals)
Topics
Spirituals (Songs)
African Americans
Folk music -- United States
Folk songs, English -- United States
Genres
Books
Notes
Numbering: For voice and piano.
Biographical/historical: A reissue of the volumes first published separately in 1925 and 1926. Each volume has special t.p.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (187, 189 p.) ; 26 cm.
Type of Resource
Text
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
Library of Congress Control Number: 41000546 /M/r913
RLIN/OCLC: NYPGR14519584-B
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11717336
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3f760dd0-7cf9-0134-605b-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1871: Creator Born
  • 1938: Creator Died
  • 1940: Issued
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "The Books of American Negro Spirituals" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f0c8b670-c584-0134-b874-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "The Books of American Negro Spirituals" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f0c8b670-c584-0134-b874-00505686a51c

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. (1940). The Books of American Negro Spirituals Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f0c8b670-c584-0134-b874-00505686a51c

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The Books of American Negro Spirituals