I have "Amazing Grace," sung by the Black group of Elder Gray and the Polaski [TN] Prayer Society, on a cd titled "John Work, III, Recording Black Culture," which Camsco probably has. An Amazing rendition in the leader and response tradition, with development of its own melody.

The 'Anon.' suggestion is ridiculous; an example of the reverse bigotism infecting apologists who would bury the past. Would you cut out Newton's name from "Olney Hymns," 1779, and all the succeeding hymnals that carry his words?

"New Britain," appeared in "Virginia Harmony," 1831, James P. Carrell and David S. Clayton (Winchester, VA).
Hmmm, were either of these composers or their families slave-holders? Would you then ban the melody as well? Let's have a good old Savonarolan book-burnin.'