. . . . . "Recounts the story of the underground railroad and includes interviews with descendents of slaves and slave holders of Somerset Place, a plantation in North Carolina, who also describe the personal danger and risk involved in each slave's departure."@en . . . . . . "History"@en . "History" . . "Documentary television programs" . . . . . . . . "Shows the formation of the underground railroad and depicts the anti-slavery movement in America."@en . . "Nonfiction television programs" . . . . . . . . . "Television programs" . . "Before the Civil War broke out, and during it as well, the \"Underground Railroad\" operated as an effective, secret network for African-Americans to escape the bonds of slavery. Roots of Resistance, from the PBS American Experience collection, chronicles the workings of the Underground Railroad, from its creation and support by ex-slaves and white abolitionists, to its up-close portrayal of the life-risking dash for freedom in the darkness. Highlights include archival photos, commentary by historians, and interviews with descendants of slaves and slave owners of a plantation in North Carolina." . . . "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." . . "Recounts the story of the underground railroad through narratives of escaped slaves. Includes interviews with descendents of slaves and slaveholders describing personal danger and risks involved in each slave's departure."@en . . . . "Story of the Underground Railroad" . . "Educational films" . "Uses archival films, photos and recollections to tell of the efforts made to get fugitive slaves out of the South prior to the Civil War." . . "Roots of Resistance" . . . "Before the Civil War broke out, and during it as well, the \"Underground Railroad\"operated as an effective, secret network for African-Americans to escape the bonds of slavery. Roots of Resistance, from the PBS American Experience collection, chronicles the workings of the Underground Railroad, from its creation and support by ex-slaves and white abolitionists, to its up-close portrayal of the life-risking dash for freedom in the darkness. Highlights include archival photos, commentary by historians, and interviews with descendants of slaves and slave owners of a plantation in North Carolina." . . . . . . "Documentary films"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "Chronicles the history of slavery in the United States and of the Underground Railroad, a network of escape routes black slaves took in the mid-1800's to freedom. Their flight from the South was organized by other escaped slaves and their allies, including Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass."@en . . "Roots of resistance"@en . . . "Roots of resistance a story of the underground railroad" . . "Roots of resistance a story of the underground railroad"@en . . . "Uses archival films, photos and recollections to tell of the efforts made to get fugitive slaves out of the South at the time of the Civil War."@en . . . . "Roots of resistance a story of the Underground Railroad" . . . . . . . . . . . "Story of the underground railroad" . "Story of the underground railroad"@en . . "A story of the underground railroad" . "Recounts the story of the underground railroad through narratives of escaped slaves. Includes interviews with descendants of slaves and slave holders of Somerset Place, a plantation in North Carolina, who describe the personal danger and terrible risk involved in each slave's departure." . "Nonfiction films"@en . . "Recounts the story of the underground railroad through narratives of escaped slaves. Includes interviews with descendants of slaves and slave holders of Somerset Place, a plantation in North Carolina, who describe the personal danger and terrible risk involved in each slave's departure."@en . . . . "Internet videos" . . "Video recordings for the hearing impaired" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Recounts the story of black America's secret railroad to freedom through narratives of escaped slaves. Viewers listen to interviews with descendents of slaves and slaveholders describing personal danger and risks involved in each slave's departure. After the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, even a successful flight to free territory didn't guarantee freedom from professional slave catchers who hunted down these men and women and returned them to a life on southern plantations." . . . . "Roots of Resistance a Story of the Underground Railroad"@en . . . "\"Recounts the story of black America's secret railroad to freedom through narratives of escaped slaves. Viewers listen to interviews with descendents of slaves and slaveholders describing personal danger and risks involved in each slave's departure. After the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, even a successful flight to free territory didn't guarantee freedom from professional slave catchers who hunted down these men and women and returned them to a life on southern plantations\"--Container." . "Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)" . . "1861 - 1877" . . "DVD recording." . . "Fugitive slaves United States." . . "Somerset Place (N.C.)" . . "Videorecord." . . "1861 - 1865" . . "Video recordings for the hearing impaired." . . "1800 - 1899" . . "Slaves North Carolina Social conditions." . . "Fugitive slaves North Carolina." . . "United States" . . "Underground Railroad." . . "Slavery United States." . . "Plantation life North Carolina." . . "Somerset Place (N.C.)" . . "Closed captioning." . . "PBS Video." . .