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    A Study Guide for Anonymous's "Go Down, Moses"
    A Study Guide for Anonymous's "Go Down, Moses"
    A Study Guide for Anonymous's "Go Down, Moses"
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    A Study Guide for Anonymous's "Go Down, Moses"

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    A Study Guide for Anonymous's "Go Down, Moses," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Poetry for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Poetry for Students for all of your research needs.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCengage Learning - Gale
    Release dateAug 19, 2016
    ISBN9781535823968
    A Study Guide for Anonymous's "Go Down, Moses"

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      A Study Guide for Anonymous's "Go Down, Moses" - Gale

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      Go Down, Moses

      Anonymous

      1800

      Introduction

      Go Down, Moses is an African-American spiritual, a type of lyric that is also referred to as a Negro folk song. As a folk song, it is thought of as having been created by a community rather than an individual, in this case the community of African-American slaves who lived in the South prior to the Civil War. An early reference to it places it in Maryland in the late eighteenth century. It was a popular slave song and was sung throughout the South by slaves while they worked and during their occasional times of rest and prayer. Go Down, Moses is also said to have been sung by abolitionists to signal escape or rebellion. The lyrics use biblical imagery expressing the desire for a release from bondage. The song is marked by its strong tone of determination in the struggle for freedom. To this day, Go Down, Moses has remained popular and is performed by gospel singers throughout the

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