Eighteenth century abolitionist whose existence is disputed
Peg Leg Joe
Known for
Legendary sailor and abolitionist associated with "Follow the Drinkin' Gourd"
Peg Leg Joe is a legendary sailor and underground railroad conductor, popularly associated with the song "Follow the Drinkin' Gourd". According to the folklorist H.B. Parks, who collected the song in the 1910s, Peg Leg Joe was an abolitionist who led enslaved people through the Underground Railroad to freedom during the last years of American slavery. In popular history, he is usually connected with an escape route which led from Alabama to the Ohio River. He may have been a real person or composite of people, but there is no reliable historical evidence of his existence.[1] It is also possible that the story of Peg Leg Joe originates in the African mythical figure, Papa Legba. As his name suggests, Peg Leg Joe is depicted as having a prosthesis for his right leg.[2][3]
^Follow the Drinking Gourd - A cultural history
^NASA explanation of the lyrics "left foot and a peg foot" Archived 2009-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
^Kelley, James. Song, Story, or History: Resisting Claims of a Coded Message in the African American Spiritual "Follow the Drinking Gourd". The Journal of Popular Culture 41.2 (April 2008): 262–80.
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