"Those people who made up the songs were the ones who insisted upon life and living, who reaffirmed themselves. They didn't just fall down into the cracks or the holes. I think that was an incredible example for me and I learned a lot from that."
(Odetta's remarks on the songs of slavery, quoted in Sullivan 2011:1)
Sullivan 2011
Sullivan, Denise (2011) Keep on Pushing. Black Power Music, from Blues to Hip-Hop. Chicago, Lawrence Hill Books
Sullivan, Denise (2011) Keep on Pushing. Black Power Music, from Blues to Hip-Hop. Chicago, Lawrence Hill Books
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