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   From 1619 to 1865, enslaved African Americans created their own unique form of expression known today as African American Spirituals. As African Americans were not allowed to speak their native languages or play African instruments, African American Spirituals incorporated into the English language and the Christian religious faith.

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3. www.negrospirituals.comThe Official Site of the Negro Spirituals, antique Gospel Music

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   The parts of this site are: History, how the spirituals change is linked to the History of African American. Singers at various periods. Composers during and after the slavery period. Search gives the lyrics of over 200 traditional spirituals. Shop to acquire books and records of spirituals.

4. blackmusicscholar.com › cracking-the-code-theCracking the Code: The Lyrical Maps of Negro Spirituals

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   Negro spirituals were used as a commodity by turning the lyrics of the songs into ideas or objects of escape and resistance. The lyrics were maps traded all over the south with hope that African Americans would soon be navigated to freedom up north.

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   How did Negro spirituals influence gospel music?

   • Negro spirituals were used as a commodity by turning the lyrics of the songs into ideas or objects of escape and resistance. The lyrics were maps traded all over the south with hope that African Americans would soon be navigated to freedom up north. Negro Spirituals have had a huge influence on the Gospel Music we know today.

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   What are African American spirituals?

   • From 1619 to 1865, enslaved African Americans created their own unique form of expression known today as African American Spirituals. As African Americans were not allowed to speak their native languages or play African instruments, African American Spirituals incorporated into the English language and the Christian religious faith.

   African American Spiritual Lyrics

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   What are Negro Spiritual Songs?

   • Spontaneous songs were composed on the spot. They were called "spiritual songs and the term "sperichil" (spiritual) appeared for the first time in the book "Slave Songs of The United States" (by Allen, Ware, Garrison, 1867). As negro spirituals are Christian songs, most of them concern what the Bible says and how to live with the Spirit of God.

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   Why do African American spirituals have lyrics?

   • The lyrics used in African American Spirituals became a metaphor from freedom of slavery and they were a secret way for slaves to communicate with each other, teach there young, record there history and heal there pain.

   African American Spiritual Lyrics

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6. www.traditionalmusic.co.uk › negro-spiritualsAfrican American Negro Spirituals and Slave Songs - Titles ...

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   Negro Spirituals and Slave Songs - Titles index page A collection of (updated now with 300+ songs) African American Negro Spirituals and Slave Songs. With lyrics plus printable PDF for download.

7. genius.com › artists › African-american-spiritualAfrican American Spiritual Lyrics, Songs, and Albums | Genius

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   Spirituals (also known as Negro spirituals, Black spirituals, or spiritual music) is a genre of Christian music most closely associated with the enslavement of African people in the...

8. www.onedetroitpbs.org › american-black-journalNegro Spirituals: The Music That Helped Free Enslaved African ...

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   Jun 28, 2022 · [Music Lyrics]: Precious Lord / Take my hand / lead me on / Let me stand / I am tired. Dr. Brandon Waddles: And so, both of those genres, these truly Black American genres, speak to both the reality of the situation, but also the hope of a present future.

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   The African American spiritual (also called the Negro Spiritual) constitutes one of the largest and most significant forms of American folksong. Famous spirituals include "Swing low, sweet chariot," composed by a Wallis Willis, and "Deep down in my heart." The term "spiritual" is derived from the King James Bible translation of Ephesians 5:19 ...