This book is rightfully a landmark text. Well researched and pact with facts this text covers black music, black humor and black heros. I've gave this text 3 stars b/c at times this book was really just a chore to read as is with most academic centered text. I really felt like i was reading something by somebody that got paid by the word. I don't know whether its an issue of the writing style or me just losing interest after the 7th or 8th example of a particular concept. Anyways still a worthy addition to anyone's library ( )

This is an all-time classic on slavery and the ways in which slaves and sharecroppers expressed and transmitted their culture through popular culture, especially music. ( )