What Is Owed?

What Is Owed?

Most houses of worship pay an annual licensing fee to sing hymns and contemporary music each week in worship services. But what about Spirituals sung in predominately white churches—music that is not copyrighted, songs that have no known author, songs not published until after the names of their creators were long forgotten. What is owed today?

Singing to the Klan

Singing to the Klan

How singing gave us strength when confronted by the KKK and a reflection on the role of music in animating social movements throughout American history.