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Afro-American Work Songs in a Texas Prison

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Afro-American Work Songs in a Texas Prison (1966)

March. 01,1966
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Pete and Toshi Seeger, their son Daniel, and folklorist Bruce Jackson visited a Texas prison in Huntsville in March of 1966 and produced this rare document of of work songs by inmates of the Ellis Unit. Worksongs helped African American prisoners survive the grueling work demanded of them. With mechanization and integration, worksongs like these died out shortly after this film was made.

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Incannerax
1966/03/01

What a waste of my time!!!

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ShangLuda
1966/03/02

Admirable film.

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Cleveronix
1966/03/03

A different way of telling a story

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Celia
1966/03/04

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

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