A profile of 19th-century abolitionist William Still (1821-1902), who helped hundreds of runaway slaves escape across the U.S. border to Canada. The documentary features excerpts from diaries kept by Still about the Underground Railroad, and also examines the role Canada played in the enterprise.
Disc #1 -- Underground Railroad: The William Still Story 1. Introduction [2:16] 2. Young William Still [2:24] 3. The Entrenched Engine of Growth [2:28] 4. The Underground Railroad [3:12] 5. The Horrors of the Block [2:27] 6. Sydney Still's Run For Freedom [4:11] 7. Chief Conductor [1:20] 8. Henry "Box" Brown [3:07] 9. "My Feelings Were Utterable" [4:28] 10. Seth Conklin [3:19] 11. The Fugitive Slave Act [2:41] 12. Freedom's Land [5:25] 13. The Railroad Gathers Steam [2:04] 14. Jane Johnson and the Philadelphia Test Care [4:29] 15. New Tricks [1:23] 16. Canada Settlements [3:56] 17. Civil War [1:11] 18. Epilogue [6:12]
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