Description
This spiritual was included in the 1925 edition of "Saint Helena Island Spirituals" by Ballanta-Taylor, on page 11, item 8. It was transcribed based on the oral tradition of St. Helena Island in present day Beaufort County, South Carolina. The transcription is credited to Ballanta-Taylor.
Organization
Yale University (funder)
Affiliated Institution
Morehouse College
Keywords
Gullah Geechee; Spirituals; South Carolina; North Carolina; Georgia; Virginia; Slave of the United States; Saint Helena Island Spirituals; Thirty Six South Carolina Spirituals; Beaufort County; Port Royal Islands; Christian Music; Black Sacred Music; Slave Songs; African American Vernacular English (AAVE); Antebellum South; Penn Center
Language
Gullah
Subject
Spirituals (Songs);Gullahs;African diaspora
Coverage
South Carolina--Saint Helena Island
Region
USA
Rights Statement
IN COPYRIGHT
Use and Reproduction
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Files
Recommended Citation
Ballanta-Taylor, Nicholas George Julius and Collins, Nnalue Michael, "All My Sins Done Taken Away" (2026). Gullah Geechee Spirituals Project. 31.
https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/ggsp/31
Comments
Additional contributors not captured in author fields: Hood, Trevon (editor); Crawford, Eric (editorial contributor); Shelley, Braxton (editorial contributor); Carter-Enyi, Aaron (editorial contributor)