Six award winning Gospel and Blues performers joined together to present a soulful concert with narration about the travels of black slaves from the US to Canada. Many do not know about the Canadians, like their American cousins had slaves. Canada abolished slavery in 1833, but the US not until 1865. Hence during this period many American slaves escaped to Canada through a network of secret paths, referred to as the "underground railroad".
And many of the songs had secret meanings...“The river bank makes a mighty good road”: A reminder that tracking dogs are unable to track the scent through water.
Link to the history and meaning of phrases.
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