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Article states that Spirituals were formed of a blend of African and European music. Research disproves this theory as the plantation owners were extremely hostile to this music and in fact banned it.
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Reject. Primary reason is insufficient filing since no other parties are listed, but even if they had been listed the case would almost certainly have been rejected under prerequisite to mediation #9. Consider starting with Third Opinion first, then DRN if that doesn't work. For the Mediation Committee, TransporterMan (TALK) 19:57, 30 January 2018 (UTC) (Chairperson)[reply]
