Slab Fork Coal Mine 1947 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Summary
From the south, African Americans brought banjos, group harmonies, and spirituals, eastern Europeans brought brass bands and folk tunes, and Scotch-Irish immigrants brought fiddles and ballads. As the sounds mixed in the hills of the West Virginia coal camps Appalachian music was born.
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new river gorge national park and preserve
west virginia
african american heritage
new river gorge
auto tour
music
slab fork coal mine
camps appalachian music
african americans
group harmonies
brass bands
folk tunes
scotch irish immigrants
national parks gallery
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Date
1947
Location
Source
National Parks Gallery
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Copyright info
Public Domain Dedication