Folklore has it that slaves in the united states used it as a point of reference so they would not get lost. Follow the drinking gourd in the marketplace, home of music teaching ideas and music teaching resources for kindergarten through grade. Follow the drinking gourd, theres another river on the other side, follow the drinking gourd. Digital story describing the code behind the song follow the drinking gourd. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
Rabbit ears presents the story of follow the drinking gourd as told by morgan freeman story of follow the drinking gourd as told by morgan freeman. Morgan freeman, taj mahal, chris campbell, mark sottnick, bernardine connelly, john mccally. Follow the drinking gourd read by morgan freeman official rabbit. No slave ever heard this song, sang it, or followed the drinking gourd lyrics to escape because the lyrics and chorus were written by lee hays and first published in 1947, nearly 80 years after the end of the civil war. Follow the drinking gourd morgan freeman, taj mahal. Music by taj mahal, illustrated by yvonne buchanan. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and. Freeman, morgan, mahal, taj follow the drinking gourd.
Follow the drinking gourd audiobook by rabbit ears. Follow the drinking gourd read by morgan freeman official rabbit ears video youtube. The slaves follow the directions and the moonlit sky where the big dipper leads the way from harm to sefety. Follow the drinking gourd is a heartwarming tale about the risky lives of slaves seeking out freedom through the use of peg leg joes secret song. Taj mahals music doesnt dominate, but gives just the right tone to a heartwarming story of a slave family who succeed in running away with the help of the underground railroad. The slaves sing the song, which gives the clues to freedom in another place up north. Follow the drinking gourd book activity guide from right down the middle with andrea on 16 pages this book activity guide is designed to go along with the book follow the drinking gourd, story and pictures by jeanette winter. Based on the traditional american folksong, this compelling tale recounts the daring adventures of one familys escape from slavery via the underground railroad.
Trudy the bag lady in lily tomlins the search for signs of intelligent life in the universe. Follow the drinking gourd read by morgan freeman official. Follow the drinking gourd singles reproducible kit duration. Follow the drinking gourd was originally published as an american folk song in 1928. Follow the drinking gourd audiobook on cassette, 1993. Background follow the drinking gourd was a song created by enslaved african americans. Follow the drinking gourdafrican american spiritual. Follow the drinking gourd is an african american folk song first published in 1928. Follow the drinking gourd was supposedly used by engineers in the underground railroad to direct slaves to freedom. The song was actually a code of directions explaining how to escape from the southern slave states.
Find album release information for follow the drinking gourd morgan freeman on allmusic. Follow the drinking gourd is another tender story from rabbit ears american heroes and legends series and it masterfully details the story of how a family of africanamerican slaves tried to escape slavery through the underground railroad. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter, paperback. The code told people who understood it when to leave, where to travel, and how far to go on each part of the journey. In this unit, i have included a one week lesson plan, vocabulary, a nonfiction reading passage and quiz about the big dipper, a copy of the poem follow the drinking gourd and a link to the song. House negro fort john rankin house gerrit smith estate john freeman walls historic site. Clip from 1992 video animation told by morgan freeman. There are questions about its authenticity, but if accurate, drinking.
The drinking gourd is another name for the big dipper asterism. The underground railroad meant freedom for many in the years before emancipation, and it had a map. We started reading this book around valentines day. This touching story captures all the drama of a perilous flight to freedom, told through the experience of a young girl. Follow the drinking gourd, told by morgan freeman with music by taj mahal based on the traditional american folksong, this compelling tale recounts the daring adventures of one familys escape from slavery via the underground railroad, capturing all the drama of a perilous flight to freedom. Follow the drinking gourd, told by morgan freeman with. Follow the drinking gourd, told by morgan freeman the movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. The recess queen by alexis oneill and laura huliskabeith duration. Watch follow the drinking gourd, told by morgan freeman with. Watch follow the drinking gourd, told by morgan freeman online. When all the animals moved away, the hungry leopard had to follow them to the striped, splotchy, spotted forest. It can illuminate how we view history and conduct research in a webmediated age. While working for plantation owners, peg leg joe teaches the slaves a song about the drinking gourd the big dipper. Morgan freeman reads this story, accompanied by music by taj mahal.
This touching story captures all the drama of a perilous flight to freedom, told through the experience of a young. Follow the drinking gourd childrens books read aloud duration. The american folksong follow the drinking gourd was first published in 1928. But he didnt stand a chance of survival unless, of course, he acquired spots himself. Free catalog click to download or request a print copy. Apr 1, 2015 follow the drinking gourd read by morgan freeman official rabbit ears v. Taj mahal, morgan freeman follow the drinking gourd. When the tombigbee ended, the slaves were told to continue northward, over the hills, to the tennessee river where the underground railroad would help. Follow the drinking gourd, told by morgan freeman online movie. Follow the drinking gourd read by morgan freeman original music by taj mahal based on the traditional american folksong, this compelling tale recounts the daring adventures. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. This is a book study of the drinking gourd by fn monjo. While the video is appealing, the drinking gourd story itself has by now been thoroughly discredited. Online sources are still adding for follow the drinking gourd, told by morgan freeman.
Winters story begins with a pegleg sailor who aids slaves on their escape on the underground railroad. Images from the graue mill one of the stops along the underground railroad, gettysburg, and civil war era photos set to richie havens the drinking gourd from the song of the civil war ken. That map is a song called follow the drinking gourd. The video won new york festivals gold medal, parents choice silver honors, and chicago international childrens film festival. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. In a story based on the traditional american folksong, morgan freeman recounts the compelling adventures of one familys. The lyrics themselves act as instructions for runaway slaves, with the drinking gourd serving as a. Follow the drinking gourd told by morgan freeman in the marketplace, home of music teaching ideas and music teaching resources for kindergarten through grade 8 school music teachers and home schoolers. Traditional african song follow the drinking gourd.
Follow the drinking gourd, told by morgan freeman online. Song information for follow the drinking gourd morgan freeman, taj mahal on allmusic. These directions then enabled fleeing slaves to make their way north from mobile, alabama to the ohio river and freedom. Follow the drinking gourd, told by morgan freeman with music by taj mahal. Add it to your watchlist to get notified when its available to watch online. I planned to row follow the drinking gourd in february since its black history month emphasizing civil rights and treating others with love and kindness valentines day. Rabbit ears productions a cartoon story based on the traditional american folksong that recounts the compelling adventures of one familys escape from slavery via the underground railroad. Richie havens follow the drinking gourd lyrics genius. Freeman, morgan, mahal, taj follow the drinking gourd music. A story of the underground railroad, told by morgan freeman with music by taj mahal.
Images from the graue mill one of the stops along the underground railroad, gettysburg, and civil war era photos set to richie havens the drinking gourd. Rabbit ears treasury of african american heroes features brave and spirited characters in these classic stories read by your favorite stars and featuring original music by some of todays greatest artists. Follow the drinking gourd told by morgan freeman in the marketplace, home of music teaching ideas and music teaching. Based on the traditional american folksong, this compelling tale.
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