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Question

I have to do this assignment for music class. I have figure out the messages that slaves told eachother while they sang this old African American song. Here's the lyrics:

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When Israel was in Egypt land,
Let my people go!
Oppressed so hard they could not stand,
Let my people go!
Go down, Moses,
way down in Egypt land,
tell old Pharao
to let my people go!

"Thus spoke the Lord", bold Moses said,
Let my people go!
"If not I'll smite your first-born dead!"
Let my people go!
Go down...

Your foes shall not before you stand,
Let my people go!
and you'll possess fair Canaan's land
Let my people go!
Go down...

You'll not get lost in the wilderness
Let my people go!
with a lighted candle in your breast.
Let my people go!
Go down... **






Please help me

Answer 1

This is the song old slaves sang to let each other know that Harriet Tubman, operator of the underground railroad, was near and ready to escort them through the underground railroad.

The entire song is a reference to the biblical incidence of the slavery of the Hebrews by the Egyptians. Moses, first thought to be a Prince of Egypt, found he was actually born a Hebrew. He then made every attempt to free his people, and eventually did.

That's why the comparison is appropriate--Harriet, of course, was responsible for the freedom of many of her people.

Answer 2

it tells everyone that harriet tubman was near and her fake name was moses so everyone who hunted her thought it was a guy and all the slaves sung that song while she was near to help get on the underground railroad!