Slave Trade Triange - Social Studies

Here is my blog post about slavery and my research that I have done over the past couple weeks. 

I chose the song 'Sweet Chariot' by Wallace Walls 

Lyrics - 

Swing low, sweet chariot,
Coming for to carry me home, - Take the slaves to heaven or to the northern states (freedom) 
Swing low, sweet chariot,
Coming for to carry me home.

I looked over Jordan and what did I see
Coming for to carry me home,
A band of angels coming after me, - Being taken to heaven/Harriet Tubman 
Coming for to carry me home.

I you get there before I do,
Coming for to carry me home,
Tell all my friends that I’m coming, too, - To see all of the people they got separated from. 
Coming for to carry me home.

Meaning: If a slave heard this song they would know that they had to escape. A band of angels are coming to take them to freedom. The underground rail road (sweet chariot) is coming south (swing low) to take the slave from the north to freedom. 

Harriet Tubman: 

Harriet was a slave who helped release thousands of slaves through underground railroads, they started from the southern slave states where she rescued slaves and then took them on a journey in the railroads to freedom and safety. 

How are these events still significant today? This event still really talked about and has effected the African Americans lives till this day, the BLM movement that was started last year made a huge change in history and made the importance of black lives more recognized. \

Here are a few photos of this event -