American Experience Season 2 Roots of Resistance: The Story of the Underground Railroad 1990
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Men and women, black and white, risked their lives to carve an elaborate network of escape routes out of slavery in the mid 1800s -- trails and backroads, safehouses, river crossings and night trains leading as far north as Canada. Disguises, secret rendezvous and special codes were used to guard the identity of "conductors" and their fugitive "passengers." But flight to free territory didn't guarantee freedom; fugitives could be hunted down and returned.
- Released: 1990-01-16
- Runtime: 55 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars:
- Director: Cameo George
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2. Demon Rum 1989-10-10
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3. A Family Gathering 1989-10-17
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4. The Great War: 1918 1989-10-24
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5. Wildcatter: A Story of Texas Oil 1989-10-31
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6. Forever Baseball 1989-11-07
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7. Mr. Sears' Catalogue 1989-11-14
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8. Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven 1989-11-21
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9. Adam Clayton Powell 1989-11-28
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10. Journey to America 1989-12-05
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11. Ballad of a Mountain Man 1989-12-12
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12. Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice 1989-12-19
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13. Orphans of the Storm 1989-12-26
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14. Forbidden City, USA 1990-01-02
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15. Battle for Wilderness 1990-01-09
