In this way, the spiritual became truly affirming, for it provided communal support for individual experiences. Slaves used the characters of the bible, particularly the Old Testament, to tell their stories. Jesus was called upon to help the individual find God, who would "set them free on the inside...
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A spiritual journey dominates these songs, but the concern for physical freedom is there as well. The most pervasive image in the spirituals is that of the chosen people for the slaves believed that they had been chosen by God just as the Israelites had. They also believed that they understood better than anyone what freedom truly meant in both a spiritual and physical sense...
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African Slave Religion Jesus was not talked about, teachings consisted only of the laws to not lie or steal from their masters. Slaves would soon start to hold their own gatherings to just sing and pray all night in hopes that they would not be caught...	7 / 1728
New Negro Some of the other major movements include the Atlantic slave trade, the extension of slavery to the Mississippi Valley (1820-1850), the emancipation and escape of slaves to freedom in the North, the movement of free people of color from the South to the North and Canada, and the immigration of small numbers of black Americans to Africa...	4 / 859
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African American Studies African Americans must also recognize the external forces in America that has slowed their development in life as people in America. These external forces deal with the assimilation and integration of black Americans into white America...	2 / 300
What is Black Psychology According to John S. Mbiti, "African people behave and are motivated by what they believe, and what they believe is based on what they experience". I agree with this statement because indeed our experiences shape our perception of the world around us and will cause us to act in a manner that will reflect such experiences...	1 / 196
kwanzaa Lastly, Imani is based on our faith and draws upon the best in ourselves and helps us strive for a higher level of life for human kind, by affirming our self worth and confidence in our ability to succeed...	2 / 496
Achievement Gap A good example of this would be books. When looking at the education that many African Americans are provided with in the inner city it is not hard to see why there is an achievement gap...	2 / 316