Poster of Afro-American Work Songs in a Texas Prison

Afro-American Work Songs in a Texas Prison

Plot: Pete and Toshi Seeger, their son Daniel, and folklorist Bruce Jackson visited a Texas prison in Huntsville in March of 1966 and produced this rare document of of work songs by inmates of the Ellis Unit. Worksongs helped African American prisoners survive the grueling work demanded of them
Release Date: Tuesday, March 1 1966
58 years ago
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Portrait of Pete SeegerPete Seeger
Pete Seeger was
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Sat, May 03 1919 –
Mon, Jan 27 2014
Portrait of Toshi SeegerToshi Seeger
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Portrait of Daniel SeegerDaniel Seeger
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