The music of black Americans: a history

Song in a strange land, 1619-1775. The African heritage ; New England and the Middle colonies ; The Southern colonies

Let my people go, 1776-1866. Two wars and the new nation ; The ante-bellum period : urban life ; The ante-bellum period : rural life ; The ante-bellum period : general character of the folk music ; The war years and emancipation

Blow ye the trumpet, 1867-1919. After the war ; The turn of the century ; Precursors of jazz : ragtime and blues ; Precursors of jazz : syncopated dance orchestras and brass bands

Lift every voice, 1920

The jazz age ; The Black renaissance ; Composers : from nationalists to experimentalists ; The mid-century years.