What songs did early American slaves sing?
Sometimes called slave songs, jubilees and sorrow songs, spirituals were created out of, and spoke directly to, the black experience in America prior to the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863, that declared all slaves free. What songs were sung by slaves? “Follow the Drinkin’ Gourd” “Go Down Moses” “Let Us Break Bread Together” “Swing Low, Sweet…