Dubois, Laurent — The Banjo: America's African Instrument (2016) Source Information

Dubois, Laurent — The Banjo: America's African Instrument (2016) Source Information Author: Laurent Dubois (b. 1971), major Haiti and Atlantic world historian Full Title: The Banjo: America's African Instrument Publisher: Harvard University Press (Belknap Press) Year: 2016 Type: Secondary Source — Cultural History, Musicology, African Diaspora Studies Dedication: "For Anton" Location in Vault: research/secondary-sources/ Extracted Text: dubois banjo.txt Overview Scope: The history of the banjo from African origins through its transformation in the Americas, examining how an African instrument became central to American music while its Black creators were erased. Central thesis: The banjo is fundamentally an African instrument brought to the Americas by enslaved people, later appropriated by white musicians (minstrelsy, bluegrass) while its Black origins were obscured.