Spirituals
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Spirituals (also known as Negro spirituals, Spiritual music, or African-American spirituals) is a genre of songs originating in the United States and created by African Americans. Spirituals were originally an oral tradition that imparted Christian values while also describing the hardships of slavery. Although spirituals were originally unaccompanied monophonic songs, they developed into harmonized choral arrangements.
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See also
- African-American music
- Deep River Boys
- Gospel music
- History of slavery in the United States
- Original Nashville Students
- Religious music
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