Reading Rainbow (1983)

Reading Rainbow

"Take a look, it’s in a book, a Reading Rainbow!"

Watch Reading Rainbow - Follow the Drinking Gourd

Type : Episode Season: 11Episode: 6
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LeVar reflects on a time when Africans were brought to America as slaves. He talks about how African-Americans risked their lives for freedom, and discusses how the music from slavery times effected the African culture. Keith David reads the featured story, which explains that the African-American folk song, "Follow the Drinking Gourd," was in fact a coded message to slaves giving them instructions on how to take the Underground Railroad north to states that abolished slavery.

  • Genres: Kids
  • Language:  English

Cast & Crew

  • Cast:LeVar Burton
  • Creator:
  • Producer: Larry Lancit, Tony Buttino, LeVar Burton, Larry Lancit, Cecily Truett, Twila Liggett, David C. McCourt, Tony Buttino

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