Hidden Messages in Negro Spirituals on The Underground Railroad at DuPage County Historical Museum
Wed, Feb 25 , 2026 • 7:00pm - 8:00pm
102 E. Wesley St., Wheaton, IL 60187
This program examines how Negro Spirituals, created by enslaved Africans, carried hidden messages that offered guidance and hope to freedom seekers traveling to Canada. Connie explains the meanings and regional uses of these coded songs and how they
Learn the connections of Negro Spirituals that signaled and aided freedom seekers as they headed to Canada.
Powerful, sacred songs that derived from the heart of the antebellum enslaved Africans were melodic outflowing of religious expression, passion, and the hope to be free. Negro spirituals, as originated in America, tell of sorrow, trials and tribulations, secrecy and hiding, and hope for a sense of community.
Join Connie as she explains the connections of plantation songs, or Negro Spirituals with meanings and interpretations of lyrics of some songs used in regions of the South that signaled a multiple of signs and tips that aided freedom seekers as they headed to Canada.
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