FSE Project | Antiquity and Slavery

Slave Lullabies in the American South: Mothers' Voices Recovered

Songs From The Slave Narratives

A Note On The Language Of The Narratives

More On The Slave Narratives

What Are Field Recordings?

Three Slave Lullabies

Other Songs From The Slave Narratives

Musical Clips

More Listening: Musical Collections

More Reading: Books And Articles On Folk Music, African American Music, And Songs For Children

The Buzzard In African American Folklore

Musical Clips

Odetta. The Essential Odetta. Vanguard Records CD B000000EBU, 1990.

Seeger, Mike and Peggy Seeger. "Hush 'N'Bye." American Folk Songs for Children. Rounder CD 11543, 1987.

Copland, Aaron. "Old American Songs." Copland Celebration Vol. 3 (Vocal and Choral Works). Sony Music Entertainment CD SM2K89329, 2000.

Welch, Gillian, Alison Krauss, and Emmylou Harris. "Didn't Leave Nobody But the Baby." O Brother, Where Art Thou? Lost Highway CD 170069, 2000.

Compiled by:

Judith Tick
Senior Research Analyst, Feminist Sexual Ethics Project

Melissa J. de Graaf
Research Analyst, Feminist Sexual Ethics Project