Description
Introduction: In pre-Civil War America, escaping slaves learned elementary astronomy, journeyed toward the Big Dipper, and made their way to freedom. (Reproduced from: Sky & Telescope, Gloria D. Rall, published by American Astronomical Sociey, Feb. 1995.)
Recommended Citation
Rall, Gloria D. (2019). "The Stars of Freedom," Symphony in the Flint Hills Field Journal. https://newprairiepress.org/sfh/2019/navigation/3
The Stars of Freedom
Introduction: In pre-Civil War America, escaping slaves learned elementary astronomy, journeyed toward the Big Dipper, and made their way to freedom. (Reproduced from: Sky & Telescope, Gloria D. Rall, published by American Astronomical Sociey, Feb. 1995.)