Freedom's land : Canada and the underground railroad / A film by William Cobban for Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ; written, produced and directed by William Cobban ; produced by Marcy Cuttler.
Told through manuscripts, letters and dramatic reconstructions, this is the story of the incredible exodus of thousands of African-Americans to Canada in the 1850's. Elise Harding-Davis, Curator at the North American Black Historical Museum, and Dr. Afua Cooper, author and historian, are among the e...
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| Language: | English |
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Closed-captioned. |
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New York :
CBC Home Video,
2004.
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| Series: | Canadian experience.
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (52 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Variant Title: |
Canada and the underground railroad. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
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Told through manuscripts, letters and dramatic reconstructions, this is the story of the incredible exodus of thousands of African-Americans to Canada in the 1850's. Elise Harding-Davis, Curator at the North American Black Historical Museum, and Dr. Afua Cooper, author and historian, are among the experts providing perspective. Based largely on the journal of Henry Bibb. Henry was to become the first former slave to publish a newspaper in Canada. |
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| Note: | Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | E450 .F65 2004 VideoDVD |
| Credits: | Photography, Michael Sweeney, Hans Vanderzande; editor, Jack Walker; narrator, Anthony Sherwood; music, Eric Robertson, Claude Desjardins. |
| System Details: | DVD. |