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Extract The University Press of Mississippi is the scholarly publishing agency of the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning: Alcorn State University, Delta State University, Jackson State University, Mississippi State University, Mississippi University for Women, Mississippi Valley State University, University of Mississippi, and University of Southern Mississippi. www.upress.state.ms.us The University Press of Mississippi is a member of the Association of University Presses. In this book, some quoted material contains racial slurs for African Americans. While those words have been retained in elided form, this is in no way an endorsement of the use of such slurs outside a scholarly context. Copyright © 2022 by University Press of Mississippi All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America First printing 2022 ∞ Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Shaw, John M., (John Michael) 1967– author. Title: Following the drums : African American fife and drum music in Tennessee/John M. Shaw. Other titles: American made music series.