For more than a century, “Lift Every Voice and Sing” has held a powerful place in American history. The hymn is known as the Black National Anthem, but it’s more than that. It’s a history lesson, a rallying cry, a pledge of unity, and as people gather to fight for equality an...
Lift Every Voice: The History of African American Music. Plymouth, England: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2009.PERETTI, Burton W. Lift every voice: the history of African American music. Lanhm: Rowman e Littlefield Publishers, 2009.Peretti, Burton William. Lift Every Voice: The History Of ...
South from North. Many rightly contend that Abraham Lincoln's original objective in the war was not the removal of slavery from the South. Yet it is clear that as the war dragged on, he began to sense the larger drama. In his Second Inaugural Address...
A 'chantey' or 'shanty' is traditionally a tune sung by sailors to unite them during the day's work. Learn the history behind these sea songs.
Every shingle, tile, or metal panel needs to be positioned carefully to guarantee the lifetime and visual attractiveness of the roof. Musicians also have to practice certain procedures if they want harmonic sounds. Both music and roofing have rhythm and repetition that need for great workmanship ...
Everything about this album spoke to me, the complicated, clever lyrics, its poignant mood, Ian’s soulful, melancholy voice and, it has to be said, its air of romantically grandiose self-pity. That was absolutely fine by me; that was where I was at. I remember playing the signature ...
Denniz was overseeing everything and was still writing on things. But that whole Cheiron team — that was the beginning of what would become the biggest relationship, I think, in pop history. Max truly is the face of pop music, forever. And we are the first group that he did that wit...
But there’s some grim humour here too and a bit of hilarity. Late middle-aged regret isn’t all downbeat and there are – whisper it! – some happy endings. The title is double-edged. As the collection progresses, the pandemic sneaks into the narratives – i.e. the first year of ...
” Brzezinski is on record as saying. “Indeed, it was July 3, 1979 that President Carter signed the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul. And that very day, I wrote a note to the president in which I explained to him that in my opinion...