Wade in the Water is a 26-part series ... For more episodes click here or listen on the go with the NPR One app. One woman's search for the broader meanings of the African American interpretations ...

Wade in the Water is a 26-part series, originally released in 1994, that celebrates African American sacred music and traditions.. Listen to the episodes on NPR.org and NPR One. In 1994 ...

In mid-19th-century America, the song’s biblical references to the Israelites’ flight out of Egypt — “Who’s that young girl dressed ... John Lomax made of “Wade in the Water” for ...