[Music] hey next on our list is slavery um the
hey next on our list is slavery um the
hey next on our list is slavery um the motivation here is rather simple people
motivation here is rather simple people
motivation here is rather simple people were slaves and I’d like to be able to
were slaves and I’d like to be able to
were slaves and I’d like to be able to say that that this was um that I’m
say that that this was um that I’m
say that that this was um that I’m talking about Pharaoh and the slaves in
talking about Pharaoh and the slaves in
talking about Pharaoh and the slaves in Egypt but no unfortunately i’m talking
Egypt but no unfortunately i’m talking
Egypt but no unfortunately i’m talking about african americans who were slaves
about african americans who were slaves
about african americans who were slaves until until the 20th century yes people
until until the 20th century yes people
until until the 20th century yes people you didn’t miss here today you didn’t
you didn’t miss here today you didn’t
you didn’t miss here today you didn’t hear me miss speak I mean obviously we
hear me miss speak I mean obviously we
hear me miss speak I mean obviously we heard a lot about the segregation laws
heard a lot about the segregation laws
heard a lot about the segregation laws further on but I mean it’s really
further on but I mean it’s really
further on but I mean it’s really ridiculous and until the Civil War we
ridiculous and until the Civil War we
ridiculous and until the Civil War we almost forget that like what the Civil
almost forget that like what the Civil
almost forget that like what the Civil War was about and that within America
War was about and that within America
War was about and that within America which is supposed to be the land of free
which is supposed to be the land of free
which is supposed to be the land of free that they really were classifying people
that they really were classifying people
that they really were classifying people as people and some people you know like
as people and some people you know like
as people and some people you know like subhuman subpar which is really rather
subhuman subpar which is really rather
subhuman subpar which is really rather horrific and obviously led to some right
horrific and obviously led to some right
horrific and obviously led to some right the types of of protest songs that were
the types of of protest songs that were
the types of of protest songs that were that we would associate with slavery are
that we would associate with slavery are
that we would associate with slavery are mostly spiritual for example the song go
mostly spiritual for example the song go
mostly spiritual for example the song go down Moses go down Moses is a song that
down Moses go down Moses is a song that
down Moses go down Moses is a song that really that really sort of encapsulates
really that really sort of encapsulates
really that really sort of encapsulates the era and it was really it was some a
the era and it was really it was some a
the era and it was really it was some a ton by slaves go down Moses and here’s
ton by slaves go down Moses and here’s
ton by slaves go down Moses and here’s what’s really interesting about the song
what’s really interesting about the song
what’s really interesting about the song it tells the story of Moses leaving the
it tells the story of Moses leaving the
it tells the story of Moses leaving the slaves out of egypt and and the and the
slaves out of egypt and and the and the
slaves out of egypt and and the and the course of the song is let my people go
course of the song is let my people go
course of the song is let my people go which we all identify with moses or at
which we all identify with moses or at
which we all identify with moses or at the very least we identify it with
the very least we identify it with
the very least we identify it with charlton heston playing Moses in the Ten
charlton heston playing Moses in the Ten
charlton heston playing Moses in the Ten Commandments going let my people go and
Commandments going let my people go and
Commandments going let my people go and and I that’s you know in this song and
and I that’s you know in this song and
and I that’s you know in this song and go down Moses another song that was
go down Moses another song that was
go down Moses another song that was really I find his really interesting was
really I find his really interesting was
really I find his really interesting was followed the drinking gourd and why I
followed the drinking gourd and why I
followed the drinking gourd and why I find out really cool is that this is
find out really cool is that this is
find out really cool is that this is another sort of song that came out of
another sort of song that came out of
another sort of song that came out of the era another type of song that came
the era another type of song that came
the era another type of song that came out of the era which is a sea of song
out of the era which is a sea of song
out of the era which is a sea of song that’s actually transmitting a secret
that’s actually transmitting a secret
that’s actually transmitting a secret message and this one particular song
message and this one particular song
message and this one particular song followed the drinking gourd actually
followed the drinking gourd actually
followed the drinking gourd actually told slaves through the song how to find
told slaves through the song how to find
told slaves through the song how to find the underground railway to Canada which
the underground railway to Canada which
the underground railway to Canada which is just unbelievable so people really
is just unbelievable so people really
is just unbelievable so people really were singing at that time for two
were singing at that time for two
were singing at that time for two different reasons one was spiritual to
different reasons one was spiritual to
different reasons one was spiritual to keep their morals and their hopes alive
keep their morals and their hopes alive
keep their morals and their hopes alive all they were slaves and number two was
all they were slaves and number two was
all they were slaves and number two was was for a really much more useful
was for a really much more useful
was for a really much more useful purpose which was how do
purpose which was how do
purpose which was how do get out of slavery and okay this is how
get out of slavery and okay this is how
get out of slavery and okay this is how we got out of slavery you know and we
we got out of slavery you know and we
we got out of slavery you know and we can’t really talk about it openly but
can’t really talk about it openly but
can’t really talk about it openly but within the music we can talk about it we
within the music we can talk about it we
within the music we can talk about it we can sing to each other and we can sing
can sing to each other and we can sing
can sing to each other and we can sing to our children and by doing so we can
to our children and by doing so we can
to our children and by doing so we can tell them how to be free one day
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