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Ballads of Black America

Rev. Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick, Pete Seeger, Jeanne Humphries
Ballads of Black America

Joined by Pete Seeger on banjo and Jeanne Humphries on bass, Reverend F. D. Kirkpatrick pays tribute to historic black heroes through song.

This recording project was inspired by a performance Kirkpatrick gave at an elementary school book fair in Brooklyn, New York, in 1969. Frustrated by the lack of books and music to teach children about the contributions African Americans made to the U.S.A. and the world, he decided to write and record a series of songs extolling the achievements of great black leaders. The liner notes feature biographies of all those honored, including Martin Luther King Jr., Paul Robeson, and Harriet Tubman.

In 1978, Kirkpatrick recorded a second album for Folkways Records, F.D. Kirkpatrick Hosts the Louisiana Folk Fest (FW03843).

Track Listing

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Rev. Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick
05:44
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102
Rev. Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick, Pete Seeger
02:51
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103
Rev. Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick, Pete Seeger
02:42
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104
Rev. Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick
03:45
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201
Rev. Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick
03:59
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202
Rev. Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick
03:27
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203
Rev. Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick
01:59
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204
Rev. Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick
03:15