3. Two wars and the new nation.
4. Antebellum urban life.
5. Antebellum rural life.
6. The war years and emancipation.
11. The Harlem renaissance and beyond.
12. The mid-century decades.
13. Singers, instrumentalists, and composers.
14. Currents in contemporary arenas.
Song in a strange land, 1619-1775. The African legacy ; The colonial era
Let my people go, 1776-1865. Two wars and the new nation ; Antebellum urban life ; Antebellum rural life ; The war years and emancipation
Blow ye the trumpet, 1865-1919. After the war ; The new century ; Precursors of jazz
Lift every voice, 1920-1996. The jazz age ; The Harlem Renaissance and beyond ; The mid-century decades ; Singers, instrumentalists, and composers
Currents in contemporary arenas.
