Wade In The Water

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1. John Dee Holeman and friends

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2. Judy Henske

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3. The Travelers

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4. Ella Jenkins

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5. Sam Cooke and the Soul Stirrers

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6. Salem Travelers

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7. Deeper Dimension

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8. Little Sonny

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9. Big Mama Thornton

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10. Ramsey Lewis

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11. La pipa

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12. Willie Ellebie

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13. Marlena Shaw

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14. Johnny Griffin

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15. Wade in the Water

was used as code for escaping slaves. When it was sung, the fugitive slaves knew that they had to get into the water to throw off the scent of the dogs tracking them. Some slave owners forbade the singing of the song.

Quilts were often hung out that contained code about slave movements. Since slaves could not read, the quilt patterns sent messages. I have a book about those quilts.