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Sweet Canaan

Deborah Anne Goss

Lyrics : 1807 - Mead's General Collection
Music : 1844 - E.J.King
Music played an important part in the lives of enslaved Americans. Songs were a way of giving encouragement and hope for a free future.

During the underground railroad the word Canaan was substituted for the word "Canada" which was the destination of some slaves.

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The hymn was known to Frederick Douglass.
Frederick Douglass was a writer, statesman and anti-slavery activist. He also escaped slavery to freedom in the North. In one of his books, he writes about the songs sung by slaves to encourage each other to escape. Here is part of one of the songs that inspired him: “O Canaan, sweet Canaan, I am bound for the land of Canaan.” Douglass said about the song: “We meant to reach the north - and the north was our Canaan.”
(da SONGS OF FREEDOM )

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Attualmente... (Continues)

Oh who will come and go with me?
(Continues)

Contributed by Pluck 2024/1/5 - 12:34

Per chi volesse approfondire la storia dell'emigrazione degli schiavi Africo Americani dagli USA verso il Canada inoltro parte della recensione del libro :
Canaan And Canada (1904)
Edizione Inglese di Daniel Vannorman Lucas (Autore)
Editore ‏ : ‎ Kessinger Publishing - 2008

"Canaan and Canada is a historical account of the migration of African Americans from the United States to Canada in the late 19th century. Written by Daniel Vannorman Lucas and originally published in 1904, the book explores the reasons behind the migration, the challenges faced by the migrants, and their experiences in Canada. Lucas discusses the history of slavery and racial discrimination in the United States and how it led to the desire of many African Americans to seek a better life in Canada. He also examines the social and economic conditions in Canada at the time and how they impacted the migrants. The... (Continues)

Pluck 2024/1/8 - 22:21

Fling out the Anti-Slavery Flag

Deborah Anne Goss

The Anti-Slavery Harp
Compiled by William W. Brown
Boston: Bela Marsh, 184 - p. 22

FLING OUT THE ANTI-SLAVERY FLAG

AIR : Auld Lang Syne

Fling out the Anti-slavery flag
(Continues)

Contributed by Pluck 2024/1/4 - 18:43

Song Itineraries: Racism and Slavery in the USA

Rescue the Slave

Deborah Anne Goss

The Anti-Slavery Harp
Compiled by William W. Brown
Boston: Bela Marsh, 1848
p. 28,29

RESCUE THE SLAVE!

AIR — The Troubadour

This song was composed while George Latimer, the fugitive slave,was confined in Leverett Street Jail, expecting to be carried back to Virginia by James B. Gray, his claimant.

Sadly the fugitive weeps in his cell,
(Continues)

Contributed by Pluck 2023/12/20 - 12:58

Song Itineraries: Racism and Slavery in the USA