His Prayers Became America’s First Negro Spirituals

We can all agree that singing is sometimes the best way to lift our spirits. That was also true for our ancestors when it came to spirituals.

And this makes sense, as so many of them were composed by an enslaved man. Here’s why we need to know who he was. — 2-Minute Black History is produced by PushBlack, a non-profit Black media company.

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