The Underground Railroad was a complex, clandestine network of people, secret routes, and safe houses that helped enslaved African American freedom seekers reach Northern states and Canada. This week, Christine and JJ describe some of the surviving visuals of this extraordinary network, including route maps, hideouts, and code quilts. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1136756/open_sms">Send us a quick note!</a><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/TalkDescriptionToMe">Support the show</a>

The Underground Railroad was a complex, clandestine network of people, secret routes, and safe houses that helped enslaved African American freedom seekers reach Northern states and Canada. This week, Christine and JJ describe some of the surviving visuals of this extraordinary network, including route maps, hideouts, and code quilts. Send us a quick note! Support the show

The Underground Railroad was a complex, clandestine network of people, secret routes, and safe houses that helped enslaved African American freedom seekers reach Northern states and Canada. This week, Christine and JJ describe some of the surviving visuals of this extraordinary network, including route maps, hideouts, and code quilts.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1136756/open_sms" rel="noopener noreferrer">Send us a quick note!</a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/TalkDescriptionToMe" rel="noopener noreferrer">Support the show</a>

Episode 91 - The Underground Railroad

Where the visuals of current events and the world around us get hashed out in description-rich conversations. J.J. Hunt is an innovative Audio Describer and a natural-born storyteller. Christine Malec is a perpetually inquisitive member of the blind and partially sighted community who’s always wondering about something. In Talk Description to Me, their discussions plunge into current events and topical issues to explore the content of important images, and help place vivid descriptions in their cultural context. Lively, hard-hitting, witty, vibrant, and fun, this is conversation with a view!

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