USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -A spiritual is a type of religious folksong that is most closely associated with the enslavement of African people in the American South. The songs proliferated in the last few decades of the eighteenth century leading up to the abolishment of legalized slavery in the 1860s.

Detailed explanation-2: -Spirituals are a genre of American folk music that articulate the suffering, longing, and religious passion of African Americans during slavery and its aftermath. Religious hymns, work songs, along with traditional African rhythms and chanting styles, all contributed to the development of spirituals.

Detailed explanation-3: -The American Negro Spirituals are the folk songs created by the enslaved Africans after their arrival in North America between 1619 and 1860.

Detailed explanation-4: -The folk spiritual is a form of improvised music, spontaneously created by individuals and groups. The concert spiritual, also known as arranged spirituals, evolved in schools created to educate the enslaved after emancipation.