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Afro-American Work Songs in a Texas Prison 1966

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 30 min

theme: documentary

director: Toshi Seeger

Afro-American Work Songs in a Texas Prison is a 1966 American documentary short film directed by Toshi Seeger, a specialist in films focusing on folk music.

Plot

The film explores inmates in the U.S. state of Texas as they chop down trees while singing songs derived from those used by African American slaves, such as field hollers.

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director	Toshi Seeger
keywords	african american african american slaves field holler sing texas u.s. state
theme	documentary musical short short