By HOWARD W. ODUM Fellow in Psychology, Clark University A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF CLARK UNIVERSITY, WORCESTER, MASS., IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY, AND ACCEPTED ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF G. STANLEY HALL Reprinted from the Am. Jour. of Religious Psy. and Ed. July, 1909. Vol. 3, pp. 265-365. RELIGIOUS FOLK-SONGS OF THE SOUTHERN NEGROES [1] By HOWARD W. ODUM Fellow in Psychology, Clark University. To know the soul of a people an