This Reading Rainbow episode features Follow the Drinking Gourd by Jeanette Winter, a story about how a song helped a family escape slavery and travel north along the Underground Railroad. LeVar explains the significance of the drinking gourd and celebrates the road to freedom paved by the Underground Railroad. The featured book is read by actor Keith David. After the story, LeVar discusses the different roles music has played in the lives of African Americans.

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