Underground Railroad: The William Still Story
Underground Railroad: The William Still Story premiered February 6, 2012.
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Bonus Features

 

Punishment

 

Origin of the name:  Underground Railroad

 

Fugitive Slave Act

 

Coded Spirituals

 

Slavery and Freedom

 

William Still's Place in History

 

Underground Railroad: The William Still Story is a production of 90th Parallel Productions Ltd in association with Rogers Broadcasting Limited and WNED-TV Buffalo/Toronto. Funding was provided by CN Railway, Rogers Cable Network, Canada Media Fund and the Rogers Documentary Fund. Additional support by David W. Pretty, Vernon Achber and Phil Lind, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

 
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    "Like millions of my race, my mother and father were born slaves, but were not contented to live and die so. My father purchased himself in early manhood by hard toil. Mother saw no way for herself and children to escape the horrors of bondage but by flig
    Dion Johnstone as William Still
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    Dion Johnstone as William Still
    Making manacles
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    Making manacles
    Slaves working in the fields
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    Slaves working in the fields
    Night escape
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    Night escape
    Sydney Still escaped from slavery, but left two sons behind
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    Sydney Still escaped from slavery, but left two sons behind
    After her escape Sydney Stills sons were sold to a slave owner further south
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    After her escape Sydney Stills sons were sold to a slave owner further south
    William Still keeps meticulous records of the Freedom Seekers who pass through his station
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    William Still keeps meticulous records of the Freedom Seekers who pass through his station
    William Still discovers the fugitive he has been aiding in his own brother, Peter
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    William Still discovers the fugitive he has been aiding in his own brother, Peter