Spirituals

The Spirituals is a type of religious song. They were sang in the gatherings of slaves in praise  houses and outdoor meeting call brush arbor meeting.

The slave usually use to sing the song to uplift slave, Give them hope, Church or funerals or allowed weddings, and to relay secret message to help them escape.

Some of the song...

1) Wade in the water

2) New slaves

3) Brown sugar

4) Amazing Grace

Harriet Tubman used the underground railroad which were secret passage used to sneak slave out of the slave state. She also was an ex slave famous for helping thousand of slave escape. She use song to send message to slaves. Run away slave were better to wade in water so slaves catcher and dog could not sniff them out.

Wade in the water was a poplar song which was for slave to use the water to get rid of there sense.

America still talk and debate about impacts of slavery. Black civil right and black life matter movement use slavery and injustices of the past and today in their protects.