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VIDEO: Easter Rock, Winnsboro, Songs of Spirit

The True Light Baptist Church sings the spiritual, "Oh David" as part of the Easter Rock Ritual in Winnsboro, Louisiana.

Field recording by J. Nash Porter.
Time: :32
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