negro spirituals

I’m Building Me a Home: Negro Spirituals and the Fostering of Self
The Negro Spiritual “I’m buildin’ me a home I’m buildin’ me a home I’m buildin’ me a home I’m buildin’ me a home This earthly

Negro Spirituals
ORIGIN When Africans were enslaved they were not granted the freedom to express their own religious beliefs or non-beliefs. Instead, they were forced into

The spirit of Negros, displayed through Music.
Where did Negro Spirituals originate? Dating back to slavery years in the United States, from the 1600’s through the 1870’s, African-American spirituals, also known as

Negro Spirituals: For Us By Us
Negro Spirituals: For Us By Us When Africans were brought to the United States for slavery they were forced to practice the religion of their

Negro Spirituals: A Look Into Ring Shout
Origin of Negro Spirituals Negro Spirituals were songs created by the Enslaved Africans. It was a way for them to worship but, they also took

Musical Resistance: The Negro Spiritual
Origins In its most simple definition, a spiritual is a religious song composed and sung by black people during their time of enslavement. Like folk
Negro Spirituals: A Reclamation of Religion
Origin Enslaved Africans were introduced to Christianity in the seventeenth century. Initially, slaves were not entirely receptive to the religion, as it did not align

Where it really started: Negro Spirituals
Origins of the Negro Spiritual Negro Spirituals go as far back as slavery in the southern region of the United States. These folk songs were

The Rise of Negro Spirituals
The Rise of the Negro SpiritualsTaking a look back on the creation of Negro Spirituals Origin and Influences of Negro Spirituals Negro Spirituals derived from