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How did the famous spiritual “Go Down Moses”, sung by black slaves in the South, make its way to modern Jewish pre-K and middle schools? Is this due to the intermingling of Black and Jewish cultures/religions during the Civil Rights Movement?

by /u/nueoritic-parents in /r/AskHistorians

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