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Caption: Banjo
Additional Description: Using native materials African American slaves made banjos and drums that were similar to those they had played in Africa. They also played homemade guitars, flutes, whistles, and horns.Close-up of image on marker
Submitted: September 8, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p444593
File Size: 1.037 Megabytes

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