Slaves sang spirituals filled with lyrics about salvation and references to biblical figures like Moses, who led his people to freedom. ... An example of one of these songs would be the Quitting Time song which goes like this Ooooh, the sun going down, And I won't be here long, Ooooh, the sun going down, And I won't be here long. Ooooh, then I be going home. ... This song inspired workers to work until the sun went down. ...

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For instance, slaves were restricted from perusing and composing, and holders were ordered to routinely hunt slave residencies down suspicious activity.the war successfully finished bondage, before the Thirteenth Amendment (December 1865) formally banned the establishment all through the United States. ... Milam abducted Till from Moses Wright's home. ... Moses Wright reported Till's vanishing to the neighborhood powers, and after three days, his b...

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One of their many objectives was "To encourage State and local leagues in their efforts to break down color barriers, and in obtaining for the African-American an equal chance with others in the avocations of life, and to unite with such branch leagues for organized and effective work in securing the full privileges of citizenship" (Pg. 163). ... Baker's small act of resistance against racist White terrorists, Whites were rendered unsuccessful, and it shouldn't go unnoticed. ... They resisted during The Middle Passage by revolting as shown in the vignette The Middle Passag...

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