Through it all, the
Africans in America sang. Aboard slave vessels and in the fields, in
celebration and in mourning, they expressed their hopes, their fears, their
defeats, and their triumphs through music. Using words, images, and songs No
Man Can Hinder Me movingly captures the range of emotions felt by slaves and
those newly freed on every step of their journey from enslavement to
emancipation. Experience the music that sustained, encouraged, and empowered
African Americans to survive in a world that tried to keep them down. It is a
testament to the ability of a people to overcome anything, at all costs and
against all odds. This book includes an audio CD with 18 Spirituals
exclusively recorded for this book.
