Lucy McKim Garrison

Lucy McKim Garrison

Lucy McKim Garrison was an American song collector, contributor to "Slave Songs of the United States". Her work in Port Royal, South Carolina constitutes the first attempt systematically describe the characteristics of African American spirituals. [Chase, pg. 220-221] [Darden, pg. 99]

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* cite book
author = Chase, Gilbert
id = ISBN 0-252-00454-X
publisher = University of Illinois Press
title = America's Music: From the Pilgrims to the Present
year = 2000
authorlink=Gilbert Chase

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