Julia Griffin and group: Power Now (1936)

Julia Griffin and a group of female prisoners at the Raiford State Prison in Raiford, Florida, recorded by John A. Lomax, May 4, 1936. [702A1] Photo of women's camp inmates making shirts (1928) from the State Archives of Florida, accessed via Florida Memory. For more information about Alan and John Lomax and their collections, visit archive.cultura....

[@waltervaughn7241]

My mother and grandmother used to sing this I miss old Mississippi church ❤

[@pareidolights]

Goosebumps

[@Tootufftocry]

Amazing

[@jfakoggl]

Power indeed!

[@barle5566]

Thanks for the likes of Cecil Sharp and Alan lomax we have a treasure trove of our past musical lives

[@marctoleds6259]

Power now!!

[@lanacampbell-moore6686]

Awesome!!!😊

[@beaux_man]

They are saying "Power Lawd (Lord)".

[@misterjones842]

We sing this song in our church, but not this well.

[@glenpierce777]

Fantastic.

[@thisgame2]

Anything outside of the souless days feels likes god holy sun rays.

[@lisr.]

Gorgeous

[@artistwintersong7343]

fantastic