A spiritual is a type of religious song. They were sang in informal gatherings of slaves in "praise houses" and outdoor meetings called "brush arbour meetings," "bush meetings," or "camp meetings".
At the meetings, participants would sing, chant, dance and sometimes enter ecstatic trances.
They were used to….
Uplift slaves
Give them hope
Church, funerals and if allowed weddings
And to relay secret messages to help them escape. Like Wade in the water
Who is Harriet Tubman?
Harriet Tubman is a woman who lived though the era when slavery was a thing. She work in the underground railroads and they stretch out though america, she took the slave and made them follow her though out the railroads to the north of america where slavery was not a thing. She saved thousands of slaves from slavery and is coincided a hero.
What are spirituals?
These are songs that the slaves use to sing to keep them motivated or a way to keep pushing and never give up and that slavery won't be a thing for ever.
How are these events still significant today?
Slavery Isn't around anymore but what's left of slavery is all the racism. Racism is still alive to this day unfortunately, and all the (black lives matter) protests just shows that it's still around.
