Note: Alan asks about "Pharaoh." Sidney doesn't know who made it; she learned it in her teens. Alan Lomax: "That's one of the prettiest songs I've ever heard in my entire life… and I've been collecting songs for 20 years."
About the session: Spirituals sung by Sidney Hemphill Carter and children's game songs performed by young Hemphill girls.
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