A panel discussion on African-American spirituals of the Civil War. Participants: Steven Cornelius, J. Weldon Norris, and Sam Perryman. Presented March 30, 2013.

Alan Lomax Fellow Cece Conway delivers a multimedia presentation on the instrumental and musical history of Appalachian traditional music, with illustration from African and Appalachian musicians, instruments, videos, sounds and images. Presented October 01, 2015.

A panel of ethnomusicologists and contributors to the book "Black Lives Matter and Music" looked towards the present state of the movement to discuss economic injustices, gentrification and cultural displacement, as well as education disparities as enduring kinds of violence. Presented June 05, 2019.

Cora Harvey Armstrong and her gospel music group discuss their lives and careers as performers and ministers. Presented May 09, 2019.

William R. Ferris discusses his book, "Give My Poor Heart Ease: Voices of the Mississippi Blues" (University of North Carolina Press, Fall 2009). Presented February 17, 2010.

Author and ethnomusicologist Jean E. Snyder discusses Harry T. Burleigh's leading role in American music and culture during the 20th century, through his work as a composer, arranger and performer. Part of her research on Burleigh, recognized as the first African-American to produce a major body of art songs, was conducted using resources at the Library of Congress. Presented February 20, 2017.

Short lecture presented by Margaret Kruesi of the American Folklife Center.

Renowned musicologist Kofi Agawu lectures on his most recent book, "The African Imagination in Music," with a focus on the chapter about rhythm. Presented January 26, 2017.

Greil Marcus excavates a few roots of the American Songbook, examining a handful of indelible and idiosyncratic country, religious or blues songs from the 1920s and their modern revisions. Presented October 21, 2010.

Kluge Fellow Douglas Harrison examines the history, performance culture and role of southern gospel music within evangelical Christian experiences. Presented August 14, 2014.