Although North Carolina was hardly known as a home for the arts, by the 1850s, homegrown arts were flourishing, especially poetry and music. From the simple but moving lines of spirituals and folk ballads to the formal verses of poets, black and white North Carolinians found ways to express their joys, their sorrows, and their hopes for the future.
Section Contents
- Joining Together in Song: Piedmont Music in Black and White
- African American Spirituals
- The Gospel Train
- I'm Gwine Home on de Mornin' Train
- Long Way to Travel
- Frankie Silver
- The Ballad of Frankie Silver
- All Hail to Thee, Thou Good Old State
- The Old North State
- George Moses Horton
- Death of an Old Carriage Horse
