“I have sometimes thought that the mere hearing of those songs would do more to impress some minds with the horrible character… — Frederick Douglass Copy Share Image
I think when black performers performed in blackface, they were kind of taking back slave songs, but it was still a little… — Cecile McLorin Salvant Copy Share Image
As yet, the Negroes themselves do not fully appreciate these old slave songs. — James Weldon Johnson Copy Share Image
