Afro-American Work Songs in a Texas Prison

Afro-American Work Songs in a Texas Prison is a 1966 American film directed by Toshi Seeger, a specialist in films focusing on folk music.^[1][2] The film explores inmates in the U.S. state of Texas as they chop down trees while singing songs derived from those used by African American slaves, such as field hollers.^[3]

Afro-American Work Songs in a Texas Prison
Directed by	Toshi Seeger
Release date	1966 (1966)
Running time	30 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Afro-American Work Songs in a Texas Prison has been archived and preserved by the Library of Congress.^[1]

The complete film is streaming on Folkstreams.^[4]

See also

• List of American films of 1966