Afro-American Work Songs in a Texas Prison

(1966)

Жанры: документальный

Год: 1966

Длительность: 29 мин

Страна: United States of America

Режиссёр: Pete Seeger, Toshi Seeger, Daniel Seeger

Сюжет

Pete and Toshi Seeger, their son Daniel, and folklorist Bruce Jackson visited a Texas prison in Huntsville in March of 1966 and produced this rare document of of work songs by inmates of the Ellis Unit. Worksongs helped African American prisoners survive the grueling work demanded of them. With mechanization and integration, worksongs like these died out shortly after this film was made.