Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. 1. The Origins and Settings of the Spirituals 1
6. 2. The Spirituals as Protest Songs 23
7. Interlude. The Post–Civil War Era Through the Great Migration 47
8. 3. Union Songs, Protest Songs, and the Spirituals 59
9. 4. The Beginnings of the Modern Civil Rights Movement, the Influence of Radio, and the Rise of Gospel Music 87
10. 5. Montgomery: Black Sacred Song in the Modern Civil Rights Movement 119
11. Notes 137
12. Selected Bibliography 165
13. Index 193