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ALBUM Classic African American Gospel from...

Various Artists
ALBUM Wade in the Water: African American Sacred...

Various Artists
ALBUM An Anthology of African American Poetry for...

Arna Bontemps
ALBUM Classic African-American Ballads from...

Various Artists
ALBUM African-American Folk Rhythms

Ella Jenkins
ARTICLE African American Legacy Series
ALBUM Classic African American Songsters from...

Various Artists
ALBUM African American Legacy Series: A Life of...

Ella Jenkins
ALBUM Wade in the Water, Vol. 3: African-American...

Various Artists
ALBUM Wade in the Water, Vol. 2: African-American...

Various Artists
ALBUM African and Afro-American Drums

Various Artists
ALBUM Wade in the Water, Vol. 4: African-American...

Various Artists
ALBUM Wade in the Water, Vol. 1: African-American...

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ARTICLE Say It Loud: African American Spoken Word
ALBUM Voices of the Civil Rights Movement: Black...

Various Artists
ALBUM Anthology of American Folk Music®

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PLAYLIST African American Gospel Music from...

Duration0:29:52
ALBUM Songs of the American Negro Slaves

Michel LaRue
ALBUM Black American History in Ballad, Song &...

Various Artists
ALBUM Afro-American Music: A Demonstration...

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ALBUM Music from Saramaka: A Dynamic Afro-American...

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ALBUM Black American Religious Music from Southeast...

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ALBUM Afro-American Tales and Games

Linda Goss
ALBUM Socialism and the American Negro

W.E.B. DuBois

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