Roots of resistance : the story of the Underground Railroad / a Roja Productions film for American Experience ; WGBH Educational Foundation ; produced and directed by Orlando Bagwell ; co-produced by Susan Bellows ; written by Theodore Thomas.

Roots of resistance : the story of the Underground Railroad / a Roja Productions film for American Experience ; WGBH Educational Foundation ; produced and directed by Orlando Bagwell ; co-produced by Susan Bellows ; written by Theodore Thomas.

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Recounts the story of the underground railroad through narratives of escaped slaves. Includes interviews with descendants of slaves and slave holders, who describe the personal danger and terrible risk involved in each slave's departure.

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Corporate Authors: ROJA Productions. WGBH Educational Foundation. WGBH Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Bagwell, Orlando. (Producer) Bellows, Susan. (Director) Thomas, Theodore, 1951- (Producer) Dee, Ruby. (Screenwriter) Dixon, Ivan, 1931-2008. (Narrator) Yasunaga, Gail. (Actor) Chin, Michael. (Film editor)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published:[Boston, Mass.] : WGBH Educational Foundation : WGBH Boston Video, [2007]
Subjects:
Underground Railroad.
Fugitive slaves > United States.
African Americans > History > To 1863.
Freed persons > United States.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
DVD-Video discs.
Documentary television programs.
Educational television programs.
History.
Television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Educational > Television series.
Documentary > Television series.

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Call Number: E450 .R66 2007
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