History

Leonel York

7 August, 10:45

A musical culture developed in the 1830s and 1840s, when abolitionist groups would include singing as part of their meetings. What was the purpose of antislavery hymns such as "The Abolitionist Hymn"? A) Hymns were creative ways to get messages of encouragement to downtrodden people. B) These hymns were to encourage standing strong and resisting the antislavery movement. C) These hymns were to encourage abolitionists to stand strong and resist the proponents of slavery. D) These hymns were ways to get the message out to slaves in secret code in how to escape to the North.