A Kansas choir teacher got pushback from the Freedom From Religion Foundation after leading her students in a spiritual often interpreted as a plea for release from slavery. A choir teacher in Goddard ...

Music was the heartbeat of the Civil Rights era. It provided a powerful voice for change by transforming spirituals and folk ...

Song emerged from enslaved peoples in the US and became a popular civil rights anthem — as well as inspiring a Paul Simon classic ...

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Heav'n :The natural goal, end, and reward of the sanctified ; The place for the full expression of the people ; Up where Jesus lives ; The place of the union of friends and relatives ; Home ; The ...