Performed for the purpose of religious worship, the ring shout still survives in the Bolton Community of McIntosh County, Georgia. Shout Because You're Free incorporates oral history, first-person accounts, musical transcriptions, photographs, and drawings to vividly document this art form.
The ring shout is the oldest known African American performance tradition surviving on the North American continent. Performed for the purpose of religious worship, this fusion of dance, song and percussion survives today in the Bolton Community of McIntosh County, Georgia. Incorporating oral history, first-person accounts, musical transcriptions, photographs and drawings, Shout Because You're Free documents a group of performers known as the McIntosh County Shouters.
