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A foundational African-American spiritual, often associated with the Underground Railroad and later popularized in gospel and folk traditions.
A foundational African-American spiritual later used as a coded escape song during slavery, popularized by the Fisk Jubilee Singers and later adopted by civil rights movements.
"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" is a historic African-American spiritual whose metaphorical lyrics some scholars believe contained hidden references to the Underground Railroad. It gained renewed prominence during the 20th century Civil Rights Movement.
African-American spiritual popularized in sports culture, often sung at England rugby matches since the 1980s.
"Swing Low Sweet Chariot" is a renowned African-American spiritual, deeply tied to the history of slavery and the Underground Railroad. Its origins are shrouded in oral tradition, but it gained widespread recognition in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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