Afro-American Work Songs in a Texas Prison (1966)
29m
Running Time
March 1, 1966Release Date
Afro-American Work Songs in a Texas Prison (1966)
29m
Running Time
March 1, 1966Release Date
Plot.
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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Afro-American Work Songs in a Texas Prison is a 1966 American film directed by Toshi Seeger, a specialist in films focusing on folk music. The film explores inmates in the U.S. state of Texas as they chop down trees while singing songs derived from those used by African American slaves, such as field hollers.Afro-American Work Songs in a Texas Prison has been archived and preserved by the Library of Congress.The complete film is streaming on Folkstreams.