The Underground Railroad experience included food, dance, history, art, storytelling, and jazz.
In celebration of Black History Month, a multi-sensory experience took Smith students and their families on a journey along the Underground Railroad.
After gathering in the gym, everyone followed their maps leading each team of participants along their journey.
Harriet Tubman tells her story.
Experiential “safe houses” featured different themes:
- Watching and participating in African dance
- Storytelling with Harriet Tubman
- Hearing about the history of the Underground Railroad and of African American leaders from the past through the present
- Experiencing the saxophone and jazz music and hearing examples of “signal songs” and “map songs” used by those connected to the Underground Railroad to communicate in code
- Eating samples of Soul Food and learning about their origins
- Creating quilt blocks in the “North star” pattern and learning about how quilt designs carried various messages related to landmarks, cities, directions, and guides
The North Star quilt blocks are being turned into a Smith quilt.
The Fifth Grade class did a wonderful job with their special presentation to close the event.
