For people of African descent; music constitutes a unique domain of expression. From traditional West African drumming to South African kwaito; from spirituals to hip-hop; Black life and history has been dynamically displayed and contested through sound. Shana Redmond excavates the sonic histories of these communities through a genre emblematic of Black solidarity and citizenship: anthems. An interdisciplinary cultural history; Anthem reveals how this ldquo;sound franchiserdquo; contributed to the growth and mobilization of the modern; Black citizen. Providing new political frames and aesthetic articulations for protest organizations and activist-musicians; Redmond reveals the anthem as a crucial musical form following World War I.
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