Dublin Core
Title
Wade in the Water
Subject
U.S. South
slavery
Description
Spirituals are a Christian genre intimately tied to the southern's history with slavery. According to legend, Harriet Tubman used this song to instruct slaves on how to avoid detection when escaping slave owners and/or bounty hunters. Though the year of origin for the song can't be obtained, it first appeared in print in 1901.
Creator
songwriter: unknown
Date
unknown
Rights
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Language
English
Type
genre: spirituals
Coverage
United States
Is Referenced By
"Wade in the Waters (1965)-Staple Singers." In Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings. 4 vols. London: Rowan & Littlefield, 2017.
Song Hyperlink Item Type Metadata
Musician
Ella Jenkins
Cataloger
Sandy Trand
URL
Wade in the Water [Youtube]