Martin R. Delany, Blake, 25

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Title

Martin R. Delany, Blake, 25

Includes music itself or text of song

yes

Identity of singers; solo/group

enslaved
Group

Voice/instrument

Voices
N/A

Space/room

Outside

activity

Praying

Timbre

"Sorrowful"

Ornamentation / improvisation

Seems all of the slaves knew the song.

Notable adjectives

"Troubled Souls"

Excerpt

“Bless de Laud! My soul is happy!” cried out Mammy Judy being overcome with devotion, clapping her hands.
  “Tang God, fah wat I feels in my soul!” responded Daddy Joe.
  Rising from their knees with tears trickling down their cheeks, the old slaves endeavored to ease their troubled souls by singing,
Oh, when shall my sorrows subside,
And when shall my troubles be ended;
And when to the bosom of Christ be conveyed,
To the mansions of joy and bliss;
To the mansions of joy and bliss!
  “Wuhthy to be praise! Blessed be de name uh de Laud! Po' black folks, de Laud o'ny knows sats t' come ob us!” exclaimed Mammy Judy.
  “Look to de Laud ole umin, 'e's able t' bah us out mo' neh conkeh. Keep de monin' stah in sight!” advised Daddy Joe.

Bias of author

Delany was an African American abolitionist.

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