<p>“MOSES” and “SWING” NOTES</p><p>-Pharaoh represents a slaveholder.</p><p>-A group of slave singing “Go Down Moses” while working in the fields might feel longing and solidarity.</p><p>-The refrain in “Swing” refers to going north.</p><p>-A group of slaves would sing “Swing” to express their hope for freedom.</p><p>-The chariot in “Swing” symbolizes The Underground Railroad.</p><p>-The message emphasized by the refrain “Let my people go” is set the slaves free.</p><p>-These spirituals might be sung as a call and response to help pass the time in the field.</p><p>-An enslaved people would sing about Israel because they were another enslaved people.</p><p>MORE VOCAB</p><p>Comply, interpose, gratification, subjected, epoch</p>