Spirituals
Spriituals helped slaves endure life and gave them a way to express their joys, sorrows, hopes, and dreams.
Spirituals: Expressions of Slave Life
What did slaves think about? Did they have hopes and dreams? Fortunately, spirituals provide an avenue to answer these questions. Find out about slave spirituals and learn how this unique form of song was an expression of their lives.
What did slaves think about? Did they have hopes and dreams? Fortunately, spirituals provide an avenue to answer these questions. Find out about slave spirituals and learn how this unique form of song was an expression of their lives.
"Negro Spirituals"
Find out more about spirituals from Thomas Wentworth Higginson’s article. Included in the article, are the words to the various songs he heard.
Find out more about spirituals from Thomas Wentworth Higginson’s article. Included in the article, are the words to the various songs he heard.