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Slaves were expected to sing as well as to work. A silent slave was not liked, either by masters or overseers.

Frederick Douglass, George L. Ruffin (2001). “Life and Times of Frederick Douglass: His Early Life as a Slave, His Escape from Bondage, and His Complete History to the Present Time”, p.61, Digital Scanning Inc
Slaves were expected to sing as well as to work. A silent slave was not liked, either by masters or overseers.