songs of slavery

... Fisk Jubilee Singers: They Introduced the World to Songs of Slavery. It Almost Broke Them The Jubilee Singers were a global sensation. But an aggressive touring schedule would leave the young performers exhausted, underpaid, and in some cases, dead The song “Wade in the Water,” for...

... :great: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar compares national anthem to songs of slavery By Ryan Gaydos | Fox News ...“Slaves are generally expected to sing as well as to work.” Abdul-Jabbar wrote, adding slaves had to sing their “oppressor’s feel-good songs” as well. He wrote that the “Star-Spangled...