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How reading the night sky helped Black Americans survive
How reading the night sky helped Black Americans survive,From tracking the seasons to “following the gourd” to freedom, knowledge of the stars was imperative for enslaved Africans. Their descendants are reclaiming those ties.

How reading the night sky helped Black Americans survive

From tracking the seasons to “following the gourd” to freedom, knowledge of the stars was imperative for enslaved Africans. Their descendants are reclaiming those ties.