slaves

=Slaves Emma Reynard and Josh = =The Blues started with the African American slaves. As they worked in the cotton and vegetable fields they sang songs about there suffering to give rhythm to their labour. = =It was in Mississippi Delta that black slaves were often forcibly conscripted = =to work on the levee and land-clearing crews, where they were often = =abused and then tossed aside or worked to death. = =In the eighteen century they lived in huts that were made in a trench and covered in clay. These huts are called "wall-trench structures" and had earthen floors and no fireplaces. They needed a lot of clay to make these wall-trench houses and archaeologists have found large pits probably dug by the salves and used to collect the clay and then later used as rubbish pits. In the late nineteenth century their houses were more European most likely from their enslavers influence. = =Their diets mainly consisted of plant foods such as rice. They rarely had meat and when they did it was the least meaty parts like the legs, feet, jaw and skull. These were often made into stews ﻿etc. =

After the Civil War, 1865, black men had few options other than back-breaking manual field labor or becoming a traveling minstrel.
==Southern clergymen noticed that there were a lot of slaves that they could convert to Christianity. They tried to convert them by telling them that all Christians were equal in the eyes of God. This gave them hope in a place were they were hated by everyone and made them feel like someone bigger loved and cared for them. They also made the services more like the slaves own and therefore made them more comfortable when attending Christian services. These attempts didn't convert everyone and some white slave owners forced their slaves to attend the Christian services. These services told the slaves about obedience and made them feel less equal. == ==Negro Spirituals were songs created by the enslaved African-Americans. Negro spirituals first appeared in print in the 1860's where slaves Used this type of singing while sitting or standing in place while Spiritual Shouts are more dance-like music. Christian Hymns were influential to the spirituals as slave composers took materials from Hymns and the Bible to create something entirely new to the culture. These songs were tied to the composers life as a way to share religion, emotion and physical experience through song. Some examples of these songs are 'Swing Low, Sweet Chariot' 'Steal away to Jesus' The Angels are coming' 'I'm a rolling' 'and 'Roll Jordan Roll'. ==

3. How did the southern clergymen try to convert the slaves to Christianity?
=4. When did the Civil War end? = =5. Where were the slaves conscripted to? = = = = = Great work guys, look up negro spirituals