“Kumbaya” is often referred to as an African folk song ... In 1939, Frey, an Anglo-American Reverend, published the sheet music for a song called “Come by Here,” which he said he wrote ...

He’s one of the most well-known folk artists to pen protest ... is actually a post-Civil War freedom song that has its roots in the African-American community. The song has been covered many ...

In the second of a series of events throughout June in celebration of Black Music Month, the African American Museum in Philadelphia will highlight the Black experience through country and folk music.