The Drinking Gourd Project

Follow the Drinking Gourd Song

The Drinking Gourd Project got its name from this song which urged slaves to “follow the drinking gourd,” or Big Dipper, north to freedom.When the Sun comes backand the first quail callsFollow the Drinking GourdFor the old man is a-waiting for to carryyou to freedomIf you follow the Drinking Gourd.The riverbank makes a very good [...]