The Underground Railroad was a network of safe houses African American slaves used to escape freedom. As the speaker said, it could be operated by anyone of any race or social status to help assist slaves to freedom. They helped by providing food, medicine, and places to hide for escapees on their way to freedom. The speaker mentioned that music was embedded in African Americans because it was embedded in them. They often sang of hope and expressed that with one another through song, but they also sang to express to one another secretly how they would either escape or meet up secretly. Many of the masters often overlooked or did not understand the songs the slaves sang. They were completely oblivious to the songs and meaning of the songs the