Delmarva Today 6-13-25 Freedom & Underground Railroad Songs

By Don Rush

Published June 13, 2025 at 10:37 AM EDT

Jazz Singer Linda Harris with the Harriet Tubman Museum and Educational Center in Cambridge & Her Husband David B. Cole — Jazz Singer Linda Harris & Her Husband David B. Cole

The songs sung by slaves were not merely music but a way to communicate particularly for a better life in the north. Delmarva Public Media's Kevin Diaz recently listened in on a presentation by jazz singer Linda Harris and files this portrait.

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Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.

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