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Title
The Book of American Negro Spirituals
Names
Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938 (Editor)
Johnson, J. Rosamond (John Rosamond), 1873-1954 (Arranger)
Brown, Lawrence (Composer)
Collection

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

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1925
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 F 95-32
Topics
African Americans
Spirituals (Songs)
Genres
Books
Notes
Content: For voice and piano.
Physical Description
Extent: 187 p. : music ; 26 cm.
Type of Resource
Text
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
Library of Congress Control Number: 25023072
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG95-B1242
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12034563
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 216d0260-7cf9-0134-60bb-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
  • 1925: Issued
  • 1938: Creator Died
  • 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 Book of American Negro Spirituals" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1925. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6abc2b50-bbff-0134-ac97-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

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 December 9, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6abc2b50-bbff-0134-ac97-00505686a51c

APA Format

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/6abc2b50-bbff-0134-ac97-00505686a51c

Wikipedia Citation

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The Book of American Negro Spirituals