The Book of American Negro Spirituals
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Title
The Book of American Negro Spirituals
Collection
The Black Experience in Children's Books: Selections from Augusta Baker's Bibliographies
Names
Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938 (Editor)
Johnson, J. Rosamond (John Rosamond), 1873-1954 (Arranger)
Brown, Lawrence (Composer)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1925
Place: New York
Publisher: Viking Press
Library Location
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division
Shelf locator: Sc F 95-32
Subjects
African Americans
Spirituals (Songs)
Genres
Notes
Content: For voice and piano.
Physical Description
Extent: 187 p. : music ; 26 cm.
Languages
Identifiers
Library of Congress Control Number: 25023072
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG95-B1242
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12034563
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 216d0260-7cf9-0134-60bb-00505686a51c
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Date Issued
1925
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "The Book of American Negro Spirituals" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1925. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/216d0260-7cf9-0134-60bb-00505686a51c
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. (1925). The Book of American Negro Spirituals Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/216d0260-7cf9-0134-60bb-00505686a51c
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "The Book of American Negro Spirituals" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/216d0260-7cf9-0134-60bb-00505686a51c
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