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African American Spirituals

Across
Enslaved Africans in North America were not allowed to sing, play instruments, or dance in ways that were authentic to their ___________.
The Bible story of David and Goliath showed slaves that the _______ could overcome the mighty.
Verse/refrain form and Bible story lyrics fit well with African Americans' __________ ___________.
Escape was seen as a holy _________.
A secret escape route for slaves that stretched from the southern slave states to "free" states in the north.
Slaves in North America were required to practice this religion
This song title told slaves how to avoid the scent-tracking dogs that slave trackers used.
Bible stories about Jesus gave slaves _______ for an end to their sorrows in life.
In spirituals, this represented the Underground Railway.
A favorite rhythmic adaptation made by singers of spirituals.
Verses were often added to spirituals to give a _________.
Slaves' own religious music from Africa was ___________.
Slaves sometimes did this to the 3rd, 5th, or 7th notes of the scale in order to express a sorrowful theme.
Down
In spirituals, the means of escape for slaves was often referred to as _______ ___________.
"Follow the Drinking Gourd" was a song that referred slaves to a ______________ they could follow at night.
These grew out of the experiences of enslaved peoples from western and central African countries.
People who were captured and brought to the New World to work as slaves
Slaves were sometimes permitted or encouraged to hold their own ________ meetings.
Slaves saw a mirror of their own captivity in the Bible stories about the Jews' captivity in _____________.
Signaled the Ohio River
Brought performances of spirituals to an international audience
Musical form that is popular in West Africa
In spirituals, the _____ north of the Ohio River was referred to as "Sweet Canaan, the Promised Land".
Slaves realized their experiences were similar to stories from this book
Singing together in rhythm helped laborers to pass the __________.