Here's a link to a post that I just published on my pancocojams cultural blog. http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/01/two-songs-civil-war-colored-soldiers.html Two Songs Civil War Colored Soldiers Sung* That post features lyrics and videos of these two Civil War songs: "GIVE US A FLAG" (also known as "The Colored Volunteer" and "MARCHING SONG OF THE FIRST ARKANSAS" *"Colored" was the referent of respect for African Americans during that time. However, that referent has been retired since at least th late 1960s. -snip- Your comments are welcome on that blog. -Azizi Powell
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