Afro-American Work Songs in a Texas Prison (1966)
- Directed by
- Toshi Seeger
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 29 min
How it feels
This documentary shows African American inmates singing work songs in a Texas prison. It captures the music they created while doing manual labor.
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What happens
Afro-American Work Songs in a Texas Prison is a 1966 American documentary short film directed by Toshi Seeger, a specialist in films focusing on folk music. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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