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Uploaded by on Sep 12, 2009

The last coded song from the Civil War's Underground Railroad, written by PegLeg Joe and animated and performed by Elizabeth WIlliams Bushey: www.inklesstales.com.

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  • Awesome. What did your class think of it?

  • Peg Leg Joe, I salute you.

  • @shugoibaka Awesome! Let President Obama know YOU want a special day set aside for Peg Leg Joe, the unsung hero of the Underground Railroad. You can contact the White House here: whitehouse.gov/about/fellows/c­ontact

  • That was in our music class yesterday btw it's nice thanks

  • @MrImakeForyou I'm SO honored your class considered this vid worth watching. Peg Leg Joe's song is a masterpiece: easy to sing & learn. It follows a familiar "call and response" style common then; melodically, it's... well? It's pretty darn catchy. ANY age I sing to? They learn fast, which was the idea. (HAD to.) The genius of Peg Leg Joe? He was good w/ WORDS, too: EVERY line has precise meaning - IF you know "the CODE."

  • The song is beautiful, but this is terrible.

  • @TheQurls EVERY opinion counts. The song IS beautiful: it was written by Peg Leg Joe. HE was beautiful, and so was EVERYONE who participated in the Underground Railroad - black & white didn't matter. FREEDOM was beautiful. Including YOUR freedom to think my vid is terrible. :-D Good for you, for having the courage to say so. You have my respect.

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  • Thumbs up for the underground railroad

  • @Hinata708 I say we begin a petition to the US government for a Peg Leg Joe day.

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  • we watched this in music class yesterday

  • @inklesstales p.s i'm not the teacher :D im a kid

  • @MsMadame You are welcome! Remember Peg Leg Joe!

  • Thanks, sistar!

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