• ZeffSyde@lemmy.world
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    13 days ago

    If this is an honest question: slaves in the US would sing songs as they ruled to help them cope with their hardship. From the slaveowners view the songs often seemed silly or full of hope, while the lyrics actually contained vieled instructions about insurrection it escape.

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      13 days ago

      “Swing low sweet chariot” basically means “for the love of all that is holy please please let today be the day I finally die and end this”