tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24288613.post5677079146802893179..comments2023-12-03T03:04:42.826-05:00Comments on Conjubilant with Song: Hymn(al)s in the NewsC.W.S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04745714524175357522noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24288613.post-78436781951974275502010-05-22T20:39:23.922-04:002010-05-22T20:39:23.922-04:00Thanks for your verification, Betty.Thanks for your verification, Betty.C.W.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04745714524175357522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24288613.post-30153176270188103242010-05-22T12:29:31.437-04:002010-05-22T12:29:31.437-04:00Underground Railroad conductors such as Harriet Tu...Underground Railroad conductors such as Harriet Tubman used all kinds of ruses, including fake funerals in which escaping slaves hid inside coffins, gender-changing clothes, horsehair wigs and, no doubt, spirituals used as signals. John Scobel, a former slave and spy, sometimes posed as a musician, crooning plantation melodies while collecting strategic information for the Union Army. Betty DeRamus, author of Freedom by Any MeansBetty DeRamusnoreply@blogger.com