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(118,379 posts) Tue Jul 4, 2017, 02:12 PM Jul 2017

Wade In The Water

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Willie Ellebie struggle4progress Jul 2017 #12

Marlena Shaw struggle4progress Jul 2017 #13

Johnny Griffin struggle4progress Jul 2017 #14

Wade in the Water murielm99 Jul 2017 #15

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1. John Dee Holeman and friends

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2. Judy Henske

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3. The Travelers

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4. Ella Jenkins

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5. Sam Cooke and the Soul Stirrers

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was used as code for escaping slaves. When it was sung, the fugitive slaves knew that they had to get into the water to throw off the scent of the dogs tracking them. Some slave owners forbade the singing of the song.

Quilts were often hung out that contained code about slave movements. Since slaves could not read, the quilt patterns sent messages. I have a book about those quilts.

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