Smithsonian Folkways FW-07752-CCD The Glory of Negro History

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution the national museum of the United States. They are dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation preservation and dissemination of sound. Folkways Records believe that musical and cultural diversity contributes to the vitality and quality of life throughout the world. Through the dissemination of audio recordings and educational materials Folkways Records seek to strengthen people s engagement with their own cultural heritage and to enhance their awareness and appreciation of the cultural heritage of others. Our mission is the legacy of Moses Asch who founded Folkways Records in 1948 to document "people s music " spoken word instruction and sounds from around the world. The Smithsonian acquired Folkways from the Asch estate in 1987 and Smithsonian Folkways Recordings has continued the Folkways commitment to cultural diversity education increased understanding and lively engagement with the world of sound.

In this collection of prose and song Langston Hughes narrates the history of the African American people. Beginning with the struggles associated with slavery and punctuated with African chants and freedom songs sung by Brownie McGhee Hilda Haynes and Leadbelly Hughes imparts the glory and triumphs of African Americans which include the accomplishments of Booker T. Washington and George Washington Carver the founding of the NAACP the sporting legends Jackie Robinson and Joe Louis and the music of William Grant and Ella Fitzgerald.

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