WXXI Documentaries
Flight to Freedom Part 1
Special | 56m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
This film chronicles the rise of the slave system & follows the northward freedom trails
This complete story of the Underground Railroad, narrated by Cicely Tyson, profiles the people, places, and events behind one of the most remarkable chapters of American history. It chronicles the rise of the slave system and follows the many freedom trails northward -- from Memphis up the Mississippi, from Kentucky to Ripley, Maryland to Philadelphia, through upstate New York and into Canada.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
WXXI Documentaries is a local public television program presented by WXXI
WXXI Documentaries
Flight to Freedom Part 1
Special | 56m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
This complete story of the Underground Railroad, narrated by Cicely Tyson, profiles the people, places, and events behind one of the most remarkable chapters of American history. It chronicles the rise of the slave system and follows the many freedom trails northward -- from Memphis up the Mississippi, from Kentucky to Ripley, Maryland to Philadelphia, through upstate New York and into Canada.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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