Good Morning POU! Today's open thread is dedicated to the spirituals sung by slaves as a code to direct the passengers of The Underground Railroad. Perhaps the best known use of spirituals in the service of freedom during the slave period was the imbedding of “hidden” or coded messages in song lyrics for the purpose of clandestine (secret) communication on the Underground … [Read more...] about Sunday Open Thread: Songs of The Underground Railroad
Mahalia Jackson
New Year’s Day Afternoon Thread: Imani
Imani (Faith): To believe with all our hearts in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders, and the righteousness and victory of our struggle. Happy Kwanzaa - Teddy Pendergrass … [Read more...] about New Year’s Day Afternoon Thread: Imani
Sunday Afternoon Thread: 3 Days Till Christmas!
Mahalia Jackson - Go Tell It On My Mountain … [Read more...] about Sunday Afternoon Thread: 3 Days Till Christmas!
Thursday Afternoon Thread: Hold My Mule Week
Mahalia Jackson - Move On Up A Little Higher … [Read more...] about Thursday Afternoon Thread: Hold My Mule Week
Sunday Open Thread: Mahalia!
Happy Sunday Morning Obots! This is for all those attending Bedside Baptist this morning...a little Mahalia for the day! Mahalia Jackson is viewed by many as the pinnacle of gospel music. Her singing began at the age of four in her church, the Plymouth Rock Baptist Church in New Orleans. Her early style blended the freedom and power of gospel with the stricter style of the … [Read more...] about Sunday Open Thread: Mahalia!