Joe, thanks for refreshing this thread.

I've found it to be VERY interesting. This is not only an example of why I love Mudcat, but it further fuels my conviction that many Mudcat threads should be used as supplemental educational resources in schools and universities etc. The shame of it is that so few people are probably doing so..

I'm wondering if Mudcat has an index of threads listed under different subjects..for instance a thread on Secular slave songs..or does the Search and knowledge box fit that purpose? If so, it would be interesting if some funding could be found to provide print versions of that to schools..[this is just stream of consciousness thought, but I'm wondering what you think of that idea-Joe-and others..]

BTW, upstream someone posted that 'Pinky' was the name of the slave spirit who haunted a house as he was murdered in a safe room of the Underground Railroad..

FWI, 'Pinky' was used as a nickname or name for a light complexioned male or female...I believe that it was the name of the woman who 'passed for white' in the movie 'Imitation of Life'. That nickname is still somewhat used in that context among African Americans today..

And on behalf of all my ancestors, THANK YOU for your ancestors' efforts in the Underground Railroad.

Without White support many African Americans would not have been able to successfully escape to freedom in the Northern United States and in Canada.


Azizi

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Hi, Azizi - try a DT Keyword search - on the QuickLinks dropdown menu.
-Joe Offer-