Elementary School Resource

Underground Railroad Codes in Spirituals

Students will listen to and sing several African-American spirituals and learn about the Underground Railroad on a website by National Geographic. They will use the internet to complete a web worksheet about code words and phrases in spirituals.

Related NY State Academic Standards: SL.4.4, SL.CCR.2, SL.CCR.5 and more!

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