Freedom Song: Harriet Tubman’s Barred Owl Call
About this episode
This episode explores Harriet Tubman's use of the Barred Owl call as a signal during her work on the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman was a heroic abolitionist in the cause to end chattel slavery. She was also an excellent astronomer and naturalist — and an expert birder. She mastered the hoot of the Barred Owl, using it as a signal throughout the Underground Railroad to let freedom seekers know she had arrived
Topics covered
- abolitionism
- birding
- naturalism
- Harriet Tubman
- Underground Railroad
- Barred Owl
Keywords
- Harriet Tubman
- Barred Owl
- Underground Railroad
- abolitionist
- naturalist
- birding
- chattel slavery
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Underground Railroad
Places: chattel slavery, Barred Owl
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