Harriet Tubman and The Underground Railroad

This week for Social Studies we were learning about Spirituals, Slaves and the Underground Railroad. We learnt about Harriet Tubman and what she did to help slaves in america escape torture. We were told to make a poster about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. I decided to make a little poster about who Harriet was and what she did to help slaves.

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Harriet Tubman was born into slavery, In 1849 she escaped into freedom and became the most famous “conductor” for the Underground Railroad. She risked her life to save hundreds of slaves from the south.

The Underground Railroad is a system that Tubman used to carry enslaves people out into freedom. It was a network of people that helped fatigued slaves escape into Northern America and Canada. They hid people in Churches, Private homes and schoolhouses. Code names for the safe houses were commonly named as “Stations” Or “Depots”. The other slaves that were helping Harriet were called “Conductors” or “Stationmasters”.

Spirituals are a form of music that explains slaves longing or suffering while working. Singing gives them a drive to carry on with their work or get their mind of working. Some songs had meanings that only slaves knew. Some songs were signs that the coast was clear and that they could escape. An example of this is Swing low sweet chariot, the song is helping slaves escape when the song is sung randomly at night. It was a signal for slaves that the coast was clear and they could escape while they had time.

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Links I Used
Harriet Tubman - https://www.biography.com/activist/harriet-tubman

Underground Railroad - https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/underground-railroad