{"product_id":"songbook-of-slavery-and-emancipation-paperback","title":"Songbook of Slavery and Emancipation - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMat Callahan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKathy Bullock\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout the history of slavery in the Americas, music carried messages of survival, rebellion, and solidarity. Enslaved people composed songs that were far more than laments--they were calls for liberty and revolution, celebrating heroes like Gabriel Prosser and Nat Turner and the triumph of the Haitian Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlongside these songs, fugitive and free Black people and white abolitionist allies created and circulated songs that fueled the abolitionist movement. Sung in meetings, printed in songbooks, and passed hand to hand, these works stirred action and sustained courage well into the Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Songbook of Slavery and Emancipation\u003c\/em\u003e brings together these long-hidden voices. Mat Callahan and Kathy Bullock present sheet music for recently unearthed slave songs and abolitionist songs--some dating as far back as 1784--to make them available to chorus leaders, music teachers, church and community groups, and individual singers and musicians inspired by these powerful songs. Included in the book is a brief history of the project, background material on each song, and explanatory notes regarding the different styles of singing presented.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection stands as both history and testimony: a living archive of music that called for the end of slavery, the emancipation of African Americans, and a future built on equality and human dignity. These songs do not simply mourn oppression; they demand resistance, freedom, and justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMat Callahan\u003c\/b\u003e is author or editor of five books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Explosion of Deferred Dreams: Musical Renaissance and Social Revolution in San Francisco, 1965-1975 \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Critical Guide to Intellectual Property\u003c\/i\u003e. His recent projects include the republication of \u003ci\u003eSongs of Freedom: The James Connolly Songbook\u003c\/i\u003e; the recording and publication of \u003ci\u003eWorking-Class Heroes: A History of Struggle in Song\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSongs of Slavery and Emancipation\u003c\/i\u003e, an audio recording, film, and book, the latter published by University Press of Mississippi. Find more information about the author at http: \/\/www.matcallahan.com. \u003cb\u003eKathy Bullock\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emerita of music at Berea College. She currently teaches, performs, and conducts workshops and other programs on African American music throughout the United States, Europe, and Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 86\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.23 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 05, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53521956503859,"sku":"9781496863423","price":52.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/tCvY5GLAXL9781496863423.webp?v=1781961472","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/songbook-of-slavery-and-emancipation-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}