Roots of resistance: a 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 ; writer, Theodore Thomas.
Publisher:
WGBH Educational Foundation:
Copyright Date:
2008
Description:
1 videodisc (56 minutes) : sound, color with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Originally broadcast in 2005 as a segment of the television program, American Experience. Narrator, Ruby Dee ; Voice of Frederick Douglass, Ivan Dixon.
Summary:
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.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.