by Margaret Walker

by Micere Githae Mugo

Margaret Walker
This site contains links to many audio recordings of Walker reciting her own poetry and answering questions about her writing. Scroll down to Biography to learn about Walker’s life story. She has been called "one of the foremost transcribers of African American heritage." What details from her biography support that title? Record your answers in the Web Links Activity Log.

African American Spirituals
Read about the history of the African American spiritual at this site. Be sure to click on Songs to hear recordings and to find information about the meaning of lyrics. As you navigate the site, consider why spirituals are such an enduring genre and compose a brief article on this topic that could appear in a music magazine.