[African Americana]: [Music]: Weiran, Guang (lyrics) and Lu Ji (music):

Meiguo Hei Ren Yao Zi You [American Negroes Want Freedom].

Beijing. Yinyue chubanshe:, 1964. [4]pp. on a single folded sheet, printed in red and black. Minor wear and toning. Very good. Item #4873

A militant song about "centuries of hatred" seething in the awakening hearts of an oppressed minority, and the eighteen levels of imperialist hell echoing with the sounds of the coming liberation forces. Lyrics include, "The Negro's American oppressors are the common enemy of all races." Lyricist Guang Weiran (1913-2002) was a prominent poet, author of some revolutionary China's most well-known songs including the Yellow River Cantata. The present work falls in line with contemporary efforts by Mao himself to express support for the struggles of African Americans during the Civil Rights Movement.

Price: $450