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In September 2008 the Project inaugurated a new Legacies collection to explore the continuing influence of abolitionist ideas and culture in US society from the Civil War to the early twentieth century.  The Legacies collection, which features original texts, historical introductions, and video, is co-edited by Holly Kent, Joe Lockard, and Zoe Trodd.
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“Spirit of Freedom, Awake” [“O Freedom”]

by Antislavery Webmaster — last modified 2008-08-02 12:39 2006 by the Antislavery Literature Project

This is a medley that incorporates elements of the field tunes that W.E.B. DuBois cites in chapter 10 (‘Of the Faith of the Fathers’) of The Souls of Black Folk.

Pgs. 80-83 in Anti-Slavery Melodies
Tune: “O Lady, Sweet Lady”

This is a medley that incorporates elements of the field tunes that W.E.B. DuBois cites in chapter 10 (‘Of the Faith of the Fathers’) of The Souls of Black Folk. The song does not appear in other antislavery songbooks of the period.

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