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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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Who is moses in Go Down Moses?

This song is a disguised song about Herriot Tubman.


What are the words of the song Go down Moses?

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When was Go Down Moses created?

Go Down Moses was created in 1862.


Where was the song Go Down Moses written?

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.


What was the meaning of go down Moses for slaves?

It was a cue to leave that night to follow the underground railroad to freedom.


Why was the spiritual go down Moses forbidden?

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.


Read the lyrics to Follow the Drinking Gourd and Go down Moses What is the significance of the words in these songs?

words in the scotish folk song "follow in drinking go "


What was the meaning of let your people go in the spiritual go down Moses?

Many African American spirituals compared the slavery in America to the slavery of the Israelites in the story of Moses. Moses and God repeatedly ask Pharaoh to let the slaves go. Writers of spirituals like this one are also demanding that slaves be freed.


What mountain did moses go down in Egypt?

Moses climbed mount Sinai in Egypt.


What does Harriet Tubman use the spiritual Go Down Moses as?

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.


In Go Down Moses Egypt land is a metaphor for?

the South


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