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Hearing the Americas

Enslaved Africans dance to banjo, 1780s

Painting

Title

Enslaved Africans dance to banjo, 1780s

Description

This image shows a group of enslaved Africans dancing near their dwellings on their slave owners' plantation. One of the musicians plays a banjo, directing our attention to the roots of this stringed instrument in West Africa.

Source

Wikimedia Commons

Type

Painting
This image shows a group of enslaved Africans dancing near their dwellings on their slave owners' plantation. One of the musicians plays a banjo, directing our attention to the roots of this stringed instrument in West Africa.