1. Creator/Author:
  2. S. Fillmore Bennett (2)

The Negro Emancipation Song

Creator:
H. M. Higgins, J. P. Webster, S. Fillmore Bennett
Location:
Illinois, Cook County, Chicago
Origin Date:
1862
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 13 1/4 in x 10 3/16 in
Item ID:
71.2009.083.0027
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Sheet Music

Description

This is a piece of sheet music for the song, "The Negro Emancipation Song." The cover is plain with the text printed in black lettering near the center of the cover. There is decorative scroll work below the title along with the names of the composer and lyricist. Publishing information is printed near the bottom. 1 score (5 p.) First line: Gather roun ye darkies all Chorus: Shout ho! darkies all Part of The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum.