Spirituals were songs used to help slaves out of slave states, or just a way to talk to them in hidden messages. they would say something about wade in the water, which means they would use the water/ocean to get out of the slave state. ore they would say something about a railroad and they would use underground railroads. there were no trains, but they called them railroads as a code word. spirituals would lift up the slaves, give them hope. they would be used in weddings and churches if allowed.
Harriet Tubman was a woman who escaped slavery and helped hundreds of slaves escape slavery, she then lead them through an underground railroad that took them to freedom. she used underground railroads. the water so the dogs couldn't smell their scent and hunt them down. Harriet Tubman was five when she god first put to work. she was serving as a housemaid and later on as a field hand, a cooker, and a wood worker. when she was 12 she refused to help punish an enslaved woman, and she suffered a severe head injury after a male threw an iron weight at her head.
Here are lyrics to one of the spirituals and the hidden meaning behind it.
Chorus: Wade in the Water, wade in
the water children.
Wade in the Water. God’s gonna trouble the water.
Who are those children all dressed in Red?
God’s gonna trouble the water.
Must be the ones that Moses led.
God’s gonna trouble the water.
Chorus
Who are those children all dressed in White?
God’s gonna trouble the water.
Must be the ones of the Israelites.
God’s gonna trouble the water.
Chorus
Who are those children all dressed in Blue?
God’s gonna trouble the water.
Must be the ones that made it through.
God’s gonna trouble the water.
The Hidden meaning to this is that she would use the water to get people out of slavery places. therefore the dogs cant smell their scent and hunt them down because they aren't on land.
Hi Josh It's Saia I like how you have structure your blog.And shows the lyrical for the songs and what is about.Great work Josh
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ReplyDeleteHi Josh you've done a good job on this. The structure is good and there is a lot of detail. Maybe next time you could try embedding the map so it doesn't take you to a new link. Apart from that it is a really good blog. Good Job.
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