So it was only yesterday when I learned that some of the spiritual and work songs sung by Black slaves here in the US were used to communicate messages and directions on how to escape.

"Harriet Tubman; a significant American Abolitionist who saved many enslaved Africans from slavery through the Underground Railroad used songs such as “Go Down Moses," to indicate safety and “Wade in the Water” to signal escapees to get in the water to hide their scent."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songs_of_the_Underground_Railroad

#TIL #history #BlackHistory #UndergroundRailroad #slavery #music #songs

Canada: A Haven on the Underground Railroad 🇨🇦 🛤️

From the 1800s to the Civil War, Canada offered refuge to enslaved people escaping the US via the Underground Railroad. Black communities welcomed them, building new lives and enriching Canada’s cultural diversity. A testament to courage and freedom! 🇨🇦 #Canada #BlackHistory #UndergroundRailroad

https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/the-underground-railroad-plain-language-summary

Today in Labor History June 2, 1863: Backed by three gunboats, Harriet Tubman and her force of 300 black soldiers, freed 800 enslaved people in the Combahee River Raid, South Carolina. Furthermore, they set fire to the plantations and destroyed millions of dollars-worth of stores, cotton and homes of the wealthy, without losing a single person. Additionally, it was the only military engagement in American history where a woman, black or white, “led the raid and under whose inspiration it was originated and conducted.” Tubman devised her war strategy after repeatedly penetrating across enemy lines and spying on Confederate troop movements. In the aftermath, Confederate Captain John F. Lay said, “The enemy seems to have been well posted as to the character and capacity of our troops and their small chance of encountering opposition, and to have been well guided by persons thoroughly acquainted with the river and country.” Most Americans know of Tubman’s role in the Underground Railroad. However, she was also a spy for the Union Army. And in the late 1850s, she helped John Brown plan his raid on Harper’s Ferry and recruit supporters for the raid.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #civilwar #harriettubman #slavery #Abolition #undergroundrailroad #johnbrown #liberation #espionage #strongwomen #blm #BlackMastodon

"#HarrietTubman [was] a brave woman who was called 'the Moses of her people.' Tubman memorized the routes and went back at least 19 times to the Eastern shore of Maryland where she originally escaped from. Carrying a rifle, she would walk with her company at night, heading north and passing through New York’s Finger Lakes, across the international bridge at Niagara Falls, to St. Catharines in Canada."

"#WilliamStill, who was born in New Jersey to a formerly enslaved couple from Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay region, moved to #Philadelphia in 1844. ...known as 'the Father of the #UndergroundRailroad,' Still coordinated many Underground Railroad escapes and received over 900 passengers who made their way to Philadelphia and continued on to points farther north, including Canada.

#USHistory #Slavery

https://theconversation.com/how-harriet-tubman-and-philadelphia-abolitionists-coordinated-dangerous-journeys-to-freedom-281105

The POTUS apparently thinks doctors use beams of healing light, that magically emanate from their palms, to do their fucking jobs, and heal people.

What's worse, is that roughly 33% of Americans believe the bible is literal, too.

Religion is really fucking horrific, friends.

In every guise, it's still a disguise, in every form, it is still formative, yet formless.

In every clothing, it's a wolf, in the disguise of a shepherd.

They've never cared for you sheep, whilst they lay down with the wolves.

Genuinely, science can't give you promises, but as regards illness, and suffering, especially when it's your own kid, science can give hope. It can.

Stop praying, because it will harm your child's chances of survival.

Under RFK, Jr., in America, right now, though...don't stop praying. Your odds are better.

If you are lucky, you will stumble upon amazing healthcare providers, who just ignore the bullshit, because they are smart. You will be in their hands, and that will result in best-efforts care.

If you are unlucky, you will find yourself in Trump's America.

Humans are out here - you have to find us, though, and it might be illegal to be human. We'll see how this goes...

#undergroundRailroad #humanism

Canada: A Haven on the Underground Railroad 🇨🇦 🛤️

From the 1800s to the Civil War, Canada offered refuge to enslaved people escaping the US via the Underground Railroad. Black communities welcomed them, building new lives and enriching Canada’s cultural diversity. A testament to courage and freedom! 🇨🇦 #Canada #BlackHistory #UndergroundRailroad

https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/the-underground-railroad-plain-language-summary

Save #undergroundrailroad #Noho #history

https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2026/03/17/preservationist-warn-development-could-threaten-new-underground-railroad-find