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Freedom Songs of the Civil Rights Movement: Slave Spirituals Revived ... The extensive use of spirituals in the struggle for freedom during slavery left a deep imprint in the cultural memory of African Americans and their allies.
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ctl.du.edu/spirituals/Freedom/civil.cfm
ctl.du.edu/spirituals/Freedom/civil.cfm
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Traditional Slave Spirituals ... The Jubilee choir sang slave spirituals in a time when many free African Americans were discouraged from singing such songs, because they were a reminder of slavery. ... They expressed disbelief in the slave holders' religion. Over time, the two types of songs split into gospel and the blues.
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www.lclark.edu/~ria/SPIRIT~1.HTM
www.lclark.edu/~ria/SPIRIT~1.HTM
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The Jubilee choir sang slave spirituals in a time when many free African Americans were discouraged from singing such songs, because they were a reminder of ...
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legacy.lclark.edu/~ria/SPIRIT~1.HTM
legacy.lclark.edu/~ria/SPIRIT~1.HTM
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Spiritual (music) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Spirituals (or Negro spirituals ) are religious songs which were created by enslaved African people in America. The term spiritual is derived from spiritual song. The King James Bible's transla...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiritual_(music)
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Negro spirituals were the first uniquely American music to come out of this country. European classics, Anglo ballads, hymns, and Irish jigs and reels dominated American ... 1865 saw the end of the Civil War and in 1867 Slave Songs of the United States, the first major collection of Negro spirituals, was published.
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www.jsfmusic.com/Uncle_Tom/Tom_Article3.html
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In 1871, six years after the end of slavery, a group from Fisk University known as the Jubilee Singers toured the United States and abroad, raising money for their bankrupt school and, more important, bringing slave spirituals to the attention of a wide audience.
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www.powells.com/partner/30070/biblio/0395978297
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Many slave spirituals--songs such as ''Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,'' ''Michael, Row the Boat Ashore,'' and ''Go Down, Moses''--have become interwoven into the fabric of American culture. For centuries these deeply moving songs were sung by slaves as they worked in the fields. ... In 1871, six years after the end of slavery,
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The Jubilee Singers embarked on a tour to raise money for their struggling school and succeeded in not only achieving personal fame, but bringing slave spirituals to the world. Archival prints and photos are included in this inspirational account.
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www.amazon.ca/Spirituals-Jubilee-Singers-Michael-Cooper...
www.amazon.ca/Spirituals-Jubilee-Singers-Michael-Cooper/dp/0395978297
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Video Recordings of dozens of slave spirituals and backgrounds on the artists ... Slave Spirituals help us to identify with the common plight of all humanity, through the suffering of unjust slavery, a very real hope emerged and is heard through the tones, that is immensely satisfying to the fortunate listener.
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www.spiritual-self.com/slave-spirituals.html
www.spiritual-self.com/slave-spirituals.html
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