THAT SPECIAL FEELING Cruel classmates, a depressed mom, and a frightened dad are all driving Angie to daydream. But lately her romance-magazine fantasies aren't doing the trick. Then, ninety-year-old Aunt Seatta visits and teaches Angie about a diff...
A history of the African-American spiritual and its unique cultural significance discusses the origins of these songs in the music of slaves who used the songs as expressions of hope, fear, sorrow, and freedom. By the author of