Antonin Dvo%rak's New World Symphony

Before Antonín Dvo%rák''s New World Symphony became one of the most universally beloved pieces of classical music, it exposed the deep wounds of racism at the dawn of the Jim Crow era while serving as a flashpoint in broader debates about the American ideals of freedom and equality. Drawing from a diverse array of historical voices, author Douglas W. Shadle''s richly textured account of the sympho...