The Abolitionists who secretly helped African-American slaves to reach freedom north of the Mason-Dixon Line were called "conductors," safe-houses were "stations," and those who maintained them were "stationmasters." People who paid for an interstate escape route known as the Underground Railroad were "stockholders," while anyone who kept watch for enraged slaveholders or bounty hunters was known as a "pilot." Indeed there was an air of Mission: Impossible surrounding pre-Civil War efforts to assist Southern blacks risking their lives for liberty, a story expertly chronicled in this superb overview of the Underground Railroad and several key figures in its success: Harriet Tubman, of course, but also William Still, a former slave who headed up the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society, and his longtime friend Thomas Garrett, a white Delaware Quaker who personally aided some 1,400 slaves. Also featuring Blair Underwood and Ed Asner in historical simulations, this excellent documentary is highly recommended. Editor's Choice. Aud: J, H, C, P. (T. Keogh)
Whispers of Angels: A Story of the Underground Railroad
(2001) 60 min. DVD: $24.95 ($75 w/PPR). Janson Media. Color cover. ISBN: 1-56839-139-0. Volume 19, Issue 4
Whispers of Angels: A Story of the Underground Railroad
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