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During slavery in the United States, there were systematic efforts to de-Africanize the captive Afrakan workforce. Slaves were forbidden from speaking their native languages, and were generally converted to Christianity.Because they were unable to express themselves freely in ways that were spiritually meaningful to them, enslaved Africans often held secret religious services. During these “bush meetings,” worshipers were free to engage in African religious rituals such as spiritual possession, speaking in tongues and shuffling in counterclockwise ring shoutsto communal shouts and chants. It was there also that enslaved Africans further crafted the impromptu musical expression of field songs into the so-called “line singing” and intricate, multi-part harmonies of struggle and overcoming, faith, forbearance and hope that have come to be known as Negro spirituals.Restrictions were placed on the religious expression of slaves.

Rows of benches in places of worship discouraged congregants from spontaneously jumping to their feet and dancing. The use of musical instruments of any kind often was forbidden, and slaves were ordered to desist from the “paganism” of the practice of spiritual possession.

However, several traditions rooted in Africa continue to the present day in African-American spiritual practices. Examples include the “call and response” style of preaching in which the speaker speaks for an interval and the congregation responds in unison in a continual pattern throughout the sermon. The “call and response” is often accompanied by instruments and sounds much like a song. Speaking in tongues is a persistent practice, as is “shouting.”

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