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Title: How a Slave Spiritual Became Rugbys Anthem
Author: Andrew Keh
Narrator: Keith Sellon-Wright
Format: Unabridged
Length: 9 mins
Language: English
Release date: 03-09-17
Publisher: The New York Times
Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, News & Culture
Publisher's Summary:
For many in the United States, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot enjoys a hallowed status as one of the cherished of 19th-century African-American spirituals, its forlorn lyrics invoking the darkness of slavery and the sustained oppression of a race. But here, across the Atlantic, the song has developed a parallel existence, unchanged in form but utterly different in function, as a boisterous drinking song turned sports anthem.
"How a Slave Spiritual Became Rugbys Anthem" is from the March 07, 2017 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Andrew Keh and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.
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Title: How a Slave Spiritual Became Rugbys Anthem
Author: Andrew Keh
Narrator: Keith Sellon-Wright
Format: Unabridged
Length: 9 mins
Language: English
Release date: 03-09-17
Publisher: The New York Times
Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, News & Culture
Publisher's Summary:
For many in the United States, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot enjoys a hallowed status as one of the cherished of 19th-century African-American spirituals, its forlorn lyrics invoking the darkness of slavery and the sustained oppression of a race. But here, across the Atlantic, the song has developed a parallel existence, unchanged in form but utterly different in function, as a boisterous drinking song turned sports anthem.
"How a Slave Spiritual Became Rugbys Anthem" is from the March 07, 2017 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Andrew Keh and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.