September is Underground Railroad Month, and the B&O Railroad Museum is honoring this history with a concert by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) during which Wordsmith will perform his original song.Fifth and eighth graders from Baltimore area schools will be special guests at the concert, titled “Network to Freedom.” The concert is part of a larger launch of an online educational tool that will be available to all children in the United States to help bring the story of the Underground Railroad to life.“Legacy of the Underground Railroad” is a website that brings original source material from the Museum’s “The Underground Railroad: Freedom Seekers on the B&O Railroad” exhibit into classrooms and homes. The exhibit is housed in historic Mt. Clare Station and includes an immersive 180-degree multimedia experience. Visitors can hear a recording of Henry “Box” Brown’s song, produced in collaboration with Howard University’s Department of Music.Central to this new website is “Network to Freedom,” which is a musical telling of the B&O’s Railroad’s history and its role in the Underground Railroad. The musical was composed by Baltimorean and lyricist Wordsmith, who will perform it with a string trio from the BSO on Sept. 26 at 1 p.m.All are invited to celebrate the launch of this new educational tool and commemorate Underground Railroad Month by attending the live concert and immersing yourself in the stories of freedom seekers who used the railroad on their path to freedom.The concert is free and begins at 1 p.m. Doors open at 12 p.m., and attendees are invited at that time to tour the Underground Railroad Exhibit before the concert begins.The B&O Railroad Museum is located at 901 West Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD.Learn more about the museum and concert, along with other museum upcoming activities by clicking this link.