He got caught in a bear trap set for the slaves. He screamed but not as loud as the slave catchers could hear the screaming. Since the trap was halfway through his leg he got a knife and cut off his own leg and replaced it with a peg leg.
peg leg joe helped the slaves to freedom by teaching slaves the song"Follow the Drinkking Gourd". the song had coded instructions in the song that slaves used to go to fredom.
peg leg joe was a carpenter who helped slaves while the underground railroad was around. If you ever heard the song " Follow the Drinkin' Gourd",that's the guy who made it up. It had instructions in...