In pairs:
1. Try the interactive timeline:
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/multimedia/interactive/the-underground-railroad/?ar_a=1
Finish the remaining questions for one blog posting. Please cut and paste. No Prezis!
Add as much creative energy as you wish...pictures , design etc.
2. Define spirituals. What role did the spirituals play in helping black slaves come to Canada?
3. Choose an underground railroad spiritual song. Post the song title and a brief synopsis of the song. In a few sentences, explain the significance of the lyrics. Find at least two images that illustrate the message the song is giving to runaways.
http://www.owensound.ca/live/songs-freedom
4. Search for the song on Youtube. Listen to the song and post the link onto the blog
5. Find a contemporary that has similar themes and post the name and some of the lyrics.
As an easy example, Bob Marley wrote many songs that speak to the same themes of spiritual
songs of African Americans. But the themes can be universal. Every human wants freedom.
The charter of Human Rights contains many universal themes of humanity.
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