Who made Go Down Moses?

Who wrote Go Down, Moses poem?

“Go Down, Moses” is an African American spiritual. A famous arrangement of this spiritual was composed by Henry Burleigh and sung by some of the most prominent singers of the twentieth-century, including Roland Hayes.

Where did Go Down, Moses originate?

“Go Down Moses“ is believed to have been written around 1800 by slaves inspired by the biblical story of the Jews’ liberation from slavery in Egypt. How the song became part of Passover is a story of cultures with parallel and intersecting histories. Judith Kogan explains. This segment aired on April 19, 2019.

Who published Go Down, Moses?

Go Down, Moses (book)

First edition
Author William Faulkner
Language English
Publisher Random House (US)
Publication date 1942

What does Egypt symbolize in Go Down, Moses?

The idea that Moses should go “down” refers to the fact that slavery was rampant in the southern colonial states of America, and Egypt represents those slave states. The song then becomes a call to abolitionists to take up the slaves’ cause and go south to help end slavery.

When was Go Down, Moses made?

Go Down, Moses, a collection of seven stories by William Faulkner, first published in 1942 as a novel under the inaccurate title Go Down, Moses, and Other Stories; the title was corrected for the second printing.

What is the poem Go Down, Moses about?

Go Down, Moses is a multifaceted and highly complex examination of a number of interrelated themes: the relationship of man to nature (as embodied most specifically in the story of Isaac McCaslin and Sam Fathers), the idea of property and ownership (both of land, as in the McCaslin plantation, and of human beings, as

Who came down to the river and discovered baby Moses?

Pharaoh’s daughter

Sure enough, Pharaoh’s daughter discovered the baby floating in the river. She took pity on the baby, whom she guessed was an Israelite – she knew the baby would certainly be killed if he was discovered. As she had no children of her own, she decided to bring the baby up herself. She called him Moses.

How many tablets did Moses come down with?

two tablets



So long as Moses knew only of the sin of the golden calf and its deification, he felt that he could bring the people back to the path of the Torah. Consequently he brought down the two tablets.

Why does First Down Moses have horns?

Louis Armstrong-Go Down Moses

Who wrote as I went down to the river to pray?

It is attributed to George H. Allan in the Slave Songbook of 1867, and Alison Krauss popularized it in the 2000 film, O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Who is the author of the text Let my people go?

Let My People Go | Book by Patricia C. McKissack, Fredrick L. McKissack Jr., James E.

Who wrote song of Solomon?



Solomon wrote the book during his reign as king of Israel, meaning he composed it sometime between 971 and 931 BC.