the American south

1960s

13177_12697_new_orleans_jazz_band

An African American new Orleans jazz band (with horns, drums, singing)…

1930s, 1940s

13177_12697_black_railroad_workers

Overview of the music that came out of African American railroad…

1960s

13177_12697_black_southerners

A feature on rural African American life in the South while the…

1940s, 1930s

13177_12697_early_black_music

Footage of early African American music (roots of soul and blues) as…