Spirituals are songs that were sung by slaves to give them hope and give them secret messages like the song wade in the water that told the people to wade in the water and because the dogs can't sniff them out when they swim in the water.
These songs were also used by Harriet Tubman who was an escaped enslaved woman that used songs like these to tell others that it's safe, where to go or how to get there. She used the underground railway to which was a connected network of tunnels and safe houses that were used to transport slaves up north where they would be free.
One spiritual is wade in the water which tells the slaves to wade in the water to escape from the dogs.
These events in history come back today as some singers put some nods to these events in their lyrics and will sometimes even name songs after the events of the past.
Hi Noel, good job on your blog post I think it is awesome, this is a good description on what secrets are behind the song "wade in the water"
ReplyDeleteNice blog Noel, I like it that you included the copy the song.Next time , you can type the title of the song using capital letter.
ReplyDeleteHi Noel, This was a great blog and was full of information, I liked how you inserted the song into your blog.
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