Let My People
What is go?
This is the system of secret passages to the North.
What is the Underground Railroad?
Name a Spiritual
What is?
Spirituals originated on the plantations of the _________.
What is South?
Swing Low, Sweet __________
She was a conductor on the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
Name a spiritual
What is?
For Africans who wanted to escape _________ these songs had a very important purpose.
What is slavery?
I looked over __________ and what did I see, coming for to carry me home
What is Jordan?
This is another name for safe house.
What are stations?
In this song, a golden chariot will swing down and carry you home.
What is Swing Low, Sweet Chariot?
Harriet Tubman used songs to communicate with slaves trying to ________.
What is escape?
Coming for to carry me ________
What is home?
These people were in charge of safe houses.
What are station masters or conductors?
Name the musical form that many of our spirituals, including Go Down Moses and Swing Low, are written in.
What is Call and Response?
Songs were a way of _________________ for the slaves.
What is communication?
Go down ________ way down in Egypt's land
What is Moses?
This song was used by the Underground Railroad conductors to tell the passengers to walk in H2O so dogs wouldn’t pick up their scent.
What is Wade in the Water?
What are syncopated rhythms?
Spirituals are about the trials and ________________ and sorrows of this world.
What are troubles?