Billerica Public Library

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

eng

videorecording

Not rated

Roots of resistance.

78806237

a Roja Productions film for American Experience ; written by Theodore Thomas ; co-produced by Susan Bellows ; produced and directed by Orlando Bagwell

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the story of the Underground Railroad

At the time of the Civil War, one of every eight people living in the United States was considered the legal property of someone else. Men and women, black and white, risked their lives to carve an elaborate network of escape routes out of slavery that became known as the Underground Railroad. A loosely organized group of deeply committed individuals who employed everything from secret codes to false-bottom wagons to bring fugitives out of bondage to havens of freedom

general

live action

Fullscreen