Afro-Americans and the Civil War
name: label: Series Creator
content: DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997
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content: Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 2: Armed Forces
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content: Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 2: Armed Forces / 2.2: Civil War
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1861-1864
container: label: Container
content: Box 37, Folder DD
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
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content: Some songs are in dialect and many contain negative stereotypes. A few songs treat Afro-Americans' hopes for freedom with dignity, such as We Are Coming From the Cotton Fields. Other issues dealt with in the songs are Afro-Americans serving in the military, emancipation, and contrabands. (15 items)