The Quilt Codes of the Underground Railroad were used to transmit messages to the escaping slaves and the people guiding them to safety over the Mason/Dixon Line. These people were called Conductors.The first pattern in the scope and sequence of the quilt Codes of the Underground Railroad. This said to gather the things needed to make the journey and get ready. Frederich Douglas was called "The Monkey Wrench" because he was instrumental in pulling the groups together to make the dangerous escape from tyranny.