
Songs to fight injustice, 11 Feb. 2020, audioperfecta.com
The Long term impact of these songs is that they evolved into protest songs of 19th century and continues till date. Various musical genres started to develop from slave songs and integrated into larger artistic contexts. They were swiftly abstracted from their original source and turned into the blues, jazz and pop. The Negro Spirituals played a critical role in the creation of America's unique musical language.