Welcome. Our names are James Thomas and Lorna Andrade, author of A Guidebook for Young People Studying US Slave Songs Part II. I’m so happy to have you as a visitor to our blog about our book. This project is very special to us, and we hope to share some of that excitement with you here.

We’ll be using this blog to interact with you about A Guidebook for Young People Studying US Slave Songs Part II, expanding on some of the topics in it and blogging on some of the ideas related to our book. This is a great place for you to get to know us, and we’re looking forward to getting to know you, too. What did you think of A Guidebook for Young People Studying US Slave Songs Part II? What questions do you have for us? How do you relate to our book?

We’ll be returning here frequently with new posts and responses to feedback from you. Until next time, tell us a little bit about yourself.