follow the drinking gourd
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Follow the Drinking Gourd. Direction Translation. Follow the Drinking Gourd! Follow the Drinking Gourd!. The Drinking Gourd = the Big Dipper Points north. For the old man is awaiting for to carry you to freedom. Old Man is slang for a captain Old Man= Peg Leg Joe. Where & When. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Follow the Drinking Follow the Drinking GourdGourd
Direction TranslationDirection Translation
Follow the Drinking Gourd!Follow the Drinking Gourd!Follow the Drinking Gourd!Follow the Drinking Gourd!
The Drinking Gourd = the Big DipperThe Drinking Gourd = the Big Dipper
Points northPoints north
For the old man is awaiting For the old man is awaiting for to carry you to freedomfor to carry you to freedom
►Old Man is slang for a captainOld Man is slang for a captain
►Old Man= Peg Leg JoeOld Man= Peg Leg Joe
Where & WhenWhere & When
When the sun comes back When the sun comes back and the first quail callsand the first quail calls
►““Sun comes back”= SpringSun comes back”= Spring the days get longerthe days get longer
►““the first quail calls”= Mid-Aprilthe first quail calls”= Mid-April quail breeding seasonquail breeding season
Mobile, Alabama- Mobile, Alabama- NorthNorth
The riverbank makes a very The riverbank makes a very good road,good road,
►““river”= Tombigbee river which is in river”= Tombigbee river which is in AlabamaAlabama
The dead trees will show you The dead trees will show you the way,the way,
►Charcoal mud markings were put on Charcoal mud markings were put on tree and rocks as a guidetree and rocks as a guide
Left foot, peg foot traveling Left foot, peg foot traveling onon
►The markings were of a human left The markings were of a human left foot and a round spot for the right footfoot and a round spot for the right foot
Mississippi- Mississippi- TennesseeTennessee
The river ends between two The river ends between two hillshills
►The Tombigbee River ends at Woodall The Tombigbee River ends at Woodall MountainMountain
There’s another river on the There’s another river on the other sideother side
►Cross to the left side of the Tennessee Cross to the left side of the Tennessee RiverRiver Why? Because it had a more direct Why? Because it had a more direct
northern route north to Ohionorthern route north to Ohio
End of the RouteEnd of the Route
Where the great big river meets Where the great big river meets the little riverthe little river
►Big river= Ohio RiverBig river= Ohio River►Little river= Tennessee RiverLittle river= Tennessee River
The old man is awaiting for to The old man is awaiting for to carry you to freedomcarry you to freedom
►A guide will be waiting where the rivers A guide will be waiting where the rivers meet meet