SongEra: Slavery

No More Auction Block

Name: No More Auction Block
Description: African American freedom spiritual, also known as "Many Thousand Gone," sung by formerly enslaved people and Black Union soldiers; first documented in…

c. 1867(Approximate date)· Traditional (artist)

Artist: Traditional
Genre: spiritual

African American freedom spiritual, also known as "Many Thousand Gone," sung by formerly enslaved people and Black Union soldiers; first documented in print in 1867.

Sources & citations

1.hymnary.orgwebsite
2.balladofamerica.orgwebsite
3.gutenberg.orgwebsite
4.antiwarsongs.orgwebsite