A religious song of a kind associated with black Christians of the southern US, The lyrics of the song helped guide the Black Slaves 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.
Follow the Drinking Gourd:
We picked this song because it is about finding your way through the underground railway; it was written with escape instructions inside of the lyrics which slaves were able to flee and get to freedom.
4. Search for the song on Youtube. Listen to the song and post the link onto the blog
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw6N_eTZP2U
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.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkTLiYlUMOk
Lyrics:
I’ll fly away, oh glory, I’ll fly away
When I die, hallelujah by and by, I’ll fly away
Some bright morning when this life is over, I’ll fly away
To a land on God’s celestial shore, I’ll fly away
When the shadows of this life have grown, I’ll fly away
Like a bird from these prison walls, I’ll fly away
By Mathew, Landon & Ben.
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