AfroMarxist | History of the Negro People; 3; Slavery (1965) @AfroMarxist | Uploaded January 2024 | Updated October 2024, 9 hours ago.
His dramatic and choral work starring Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, and the choral group "The Voices Inc." is a portrait of life under slavery. Based on the actual testimony of former slaves, the tragic and sometimes humorous experiences of life in the old South is told - joining the white folk's church, outwitting the master, going to the Fourth of July barbecue, working in the fields, and finally, being liberated by the victorious Yankee troops. ("Everybody was singing. We was all walking on golden clouds)."
His dramatic and choral work starring Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, and the choral group "The Voices Inc." is a portrait of life under slavery. Based on the actual testimony of former slaves, the tragic and sometimes humorous experiences of life in the old South is told - joining the white folk's church, outwitting the master, going to the Fourth of July barbecue, working in the fields, and finally, being liberated by the victorious Yankee troops. ("Everybody was singing. We was all walking on golden clouds)."
