Deep River and the Negro Spiritual Speaks of Life and Death
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Deep River and the Negro Spiritual Speaks of Life and Death

Howard Thurman
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Dr. Howard Thurman explores how protest and resistance are expressed in spirituals as well as how these songs have been a "spiritual watering hole" in his life..
Genres: TheologySpiritualityNonfictionMusicAfrican AmericanReligionChristianityChristianMysticism
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