The Negro sings a new heaven

Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1930. Hardcover. [viii], 101p., first edition 10.5x7 inch black cloth boards gilt, lacks the dust jacket but entirely clean, sound and square, a nice copy. University of North Carolina Social Study. The author presents original melodies "whose value lies in their presentation and preservation exactly as they are found and sung." - foreword. The author/collector's presentation reflects the paternalistic racism characteristic of the period. (Inventory #: 31707)