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  2. 6 inspiring Black protest songs, from 'Strange Fruit' to ...

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    Today, “Strange Fruit” by Billie Holiday, “A Change is Gonna Come,” Sam Cooke and “What’s Going On,” Marvin Gaye remain relevant to Black America.

  3. We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder - Wikipedia

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    This generated two distinctive African American slave musical forms, the spiritual (sung music usually telling a story) and the field holler (sung or chanted music usually involving repetition of the leader's line). [1] We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder is a spiritual. [1] As a folk song originating in a repressed culture, the song's origins are lost.

  4. Slavery in the 21st century - Wikipedia

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    Illustration from the book The Child Slaves of Britain. Child slavery and forced labor continues to be a problem in the 21st century. Mainly driven by the culture in certain regions, early or forced marriage is a form of slavery that affects millions of women and girls all over the world. When families cannot support their children, the ...

  5. Taylor Swift draws backlash for 'all the racists' lyrics on ...

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    u0022We would pick a decade we wished we could live in instead of this; I'd say the 1830s but without all the racists,u0022 Taylor Swift sings on her new album u0022The Tortured Poets Department ...

  6. Down by the Riverside - Wikipedia

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    "Down by the Riverside" (also known as "Ain't Gonna Study War No More" and "Gonna lay down my burden") is an African-American spiritual.Its roots date back to before the American Civil War, [1] though it was first published in 1918 in Plantation Melodies: A Collection of Modern, Popular and Old-time Negro-Songs of the Southland, Chicago, the Rodeheaver Company. [2]

  7. Roll, Jordan, Roll - Wikipedia

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    The tune known as "Roll, Jordan, Roll" may have its origins in the hymn "There is a Land of Pure Delight" written by Isaac Watts [1] in the 18th century. It was introduced to the United States by the early 19th century, in states such as Kentucky and Virginia, as part of the Second Great Awakening, and often sung at camp meetings.

  8. Category:Songs about slavery - Wikipedia

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    Songs about American slavery (1 C, 10 P) Pages in category "Songs about slavery" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.

  9. Where does slavery still exist in 2014? - AOL

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    Slavery is still a very real and widespread problem. The slavery activity is often referred to as 'trafficking in persons' and is commonly measured by the global slavery index (GSI). The GSI in ...