Most songs gave slaves direction to the land of freedom (Canada), helped to guide them through the routes that were safe and warn them of any impending dangers. ... Music in the African American culture has weighed heavily on the African traditions and Diaspora from Africa to America. ... Music is now used as an instrument of culture through its flamboyant colors, and design. Therefore, Portia Maultsby in Africanisms in African-American Music states that, the music tradition of an African consciousness in America manifests itself in the evolution of an African-American culture (156). ...

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Many Northerners set up underground railroads where the runaway slaves could hide and get food and be directed to Canada for freedom. ... It was the clash of cultures that developed between the north and south. ...

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