The song "Go Down Moses" is a spiritual that originated in the United States during the slavery era. It is believed to have been developed by African Americans, particularly those in the southern states, as a way to express their struggles and hopes for freedom.
This song is a disguised song about Herriot Tubman.
The meaning of the song "Go Down Moses" means that Moses should go down and issues the commands that he has been given. The people who obeyed these instructions were saved.
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Go Down Moses was created in 1862.
The spiritual "Go Down Moses" was an anti-slavery song. Slaves identified with the enslaved children of Israel in the biblical story of Moses. The song made it clear that the slaves knew slavery was wrong, and that God felt it was wrong as well. Viewed as incendiary to slaves, it was forbidden by slave owners.
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Moses climbed mount Sinai in Egypt.
Harriet Tubman used the spiritual "Go Down Moses" as a signal to fugitive slaves that she was nearby and ready to help guide them to freedom along the Underground Railroad. The lyrics of the song referenced the biblical story of Moses leading the Israelites to freedom from slavery in Egypt, making it a powerful symbol for the abolitionist movement.
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Swing low sweet chariot, go down moses, and ole black Joe
The name of the song is When You Go Down.