{"id":4522,"date":"2017-03-29T12:15:23","date_gmt":"2017-03-29T19:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=4522"},"modified":"2017-03-29T12:16:02","modified_gmt":"2017-03-29T19:16:02","slug":"sweet-honey-rock-harbor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2017\/03\/29\/sweet-honey-rock-harbor\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweet Honey in the Rock &#8211; Would you harbor me?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i0XBXJjoXJ4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/code><br \/>\nAn internationally renowned all-woman, African-American a cappella ensemble: this is Sweet Honey in the Rock, whose name was derived from a song, based on Psalm 81:16, which tells of a land so rich that when rocks were cracked open, honey flowed from them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Would you harbor me&#8221; was written by Ysaye Barnwell and comes from the album &#8220;Sacred Ground&#8221; (1995). One of their albums &#8220;Raise your voices&#8221; (2007) has the cover shown at the beginning of the video.<\/p>\n<p>The group was formed in 1973. In 1979, Ysaya Barnwell joined the group. She is a prolific composer who has been commissioned to create music for dance, choral, film and stage productions. She holds a B.S. and an M.S in speech pathology, a Ph.D. in cranio-facial studies and a post-doctoral degree in Public Heath. She also taught in the School of Dentistry for a decade.This woman is extremely multi-talented.<\/p>\n<p>She leads this group who express their history as women of color through song and who address other topics such as motherhoood, spirituality, freedom, civil rights, domestic violence and racism.<\/p>\n<p>Lyrics:<\/p>\n<p>Would you harbor me? Would I harbor you?<br \/>\nWould you harbor me? Would I harbor you?<br \/>\nWould you harbor a Christian, a Muslim, a Jew,<br \/>\nA heretic, convict, or spy?<br \/>\nWould you harbor a runaway woman or child,<br \/>\nA poet, a prophet, a king?<br \/>\nWould you harbor an exile or a refugee,<br \/>\nA person living with AIDS?<br \/>\nWould you harbor a Tubman, a Garret, a Truth,<br \/>\nA fugitive or a slave?<br \/>\nWould you harbor a Haitian, Korean, or Czech,<br \/>\nA lesbian or a gay?<br \/>\nWould you harbor me? Would I harbor you?<\/p>\n<p>Cultural notes (names referred to in the song):<\/p>\n<p>a Tubman: refers to Harriet Tubman (1820-1913) who was instrumental in rescuing and guiding slaves to freedom. One of her nicknames was &#8220;Moses&#8221; because she led her people out of slavery towards a &#8220;promised land&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>a Garrett: refers to Thomas Garrett (1789-1871), a great humanitarian who helped 2,700 slaves escape to freedom in his career as &#8220;station master&#8221; of the Underground Railbroad. <\/p>\n<p>a Truth: refers to Sojourner Truth, a woman who championed the cause of equality for black women. Born inbto slavery, she became a remarkable preacher who delivered her most famous speech at a woman&#8217;s convention during which she said her legendary phrase, &#8220;Ain&#8217;t I a woman&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>the &#8220;Underground Railroad&#8221;: refers to a vast network of people who helped fugitive slaves escape to the North and to Canada.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An internationally renowned all-woman, African-American a cappella ensemble: this is Sweet Honey in the Rock, whose name was derived from a song, based on Psalm 81:16, which tells of a land so rich that when rocks were cracked open, honey flowed from them. &#8220;Would you harbor me&#8221; was written by&#8230; <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2017\/03\/29\/sweet-honey-rock-harbor\/\"> Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr; <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4522"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4522"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4522\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4523,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4522\/revisions\/4523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}