American Civil War historiography and publishing blogged daily by Dimitri Rotov.
5/12/2009
Juneteenth, Roy Harris, and bicentennials new and old
Fascinating news: Roy Harris's Bicentennial symphony is being dusted off by a pick-up band for performance at a Juneteenth celebration that is endorsed by the Lincoln Bicentennial Committee.
In other words, we have a convergence of 1809, 1976, and 1865 over the bones of the eternally neglected Harris (right).