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Were You There?

Negro Spiritual of the Crucifixion and Faith Under Suffering

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“Were You There?” is one of the best-known Negro Spirituals, a solemn Christian song that places the listener at the crucifixion and asks its question with quiet force. Rooted in the suffering and faith of enslaved people in 19th-century America, it remains one of the most haunting songs of sorrow, witness, and hope.