Afro - American Music - Its Heritage

Begins with drummers of West Africa and leads into a similar rhythmic beat of a jazz quartet. Relates a Yoruba tribe work chant and the talking drum to the plantation life in America. Explores the evolution of spiritual, blues, ragtime and Dixieland jazz music. Explores jazz styles in different regions of the United States.

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  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, format, sound, description, catalog record
  2. U.S. Copyright Office, Catalog of Copyright Entries (renewals, 1970–1978) — copyright
  3. 16mm Filmography editors — length