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Listen to ol man river, old man river and more from paul robeson. The library of congress web site also houses a special digitized american choral music collection which features arrangements of spirituals by composers like henry t burleigh and r. Spirituals ritual and worship the library of congress. Paul robeson the very best of paul robeson lyrics and.
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