Jan 29 2008
The Slave Scale
hat tip ww at the Agonist.
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A bit more on John Newton here
A quote: “The origin of the melody is unknown. Most hymnals attribute it to an early American folk melody. The Bill Moyers special on “Amazing Grace” speculated that it may have originated as the tune of a song the slaves sang.”
I hadn’t seen the Bill Moyers special. Thanks, I’m looking for it now.