The Fugitive Slave Act Classroom Segment
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Underground Railroad: The William Still Story
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Official Trailer
This is the story of a man who risked his life shepherding runaway slaves to freedom.
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Origin of the name Underground Railroad
Historians have never been able to pin down how the Underground Railroad got its name.
Historians have never been able to pin down how the Underground Railroad got its name.
Sydney Still's Run for Freedom
Program Segment for PBS Learning Media
Program Segment for PBS Learning Media
Chief Conductor
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Program segment for PBS Learning Media.
Slavery and Freedom
In the 1850s many Americans believed that slaves were incapable of surviving on their own.
In the 1850s many Americans believed that slaves were incapable of surviving on their own.
Epilogue
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Program segment for PBS Learning Media
Punishment
Slaves who ran away from their masters and were re-captured suffered terrible punishments.
Slaves who ran away from their masters and were re-captured suffered terrible punishments.
Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Act was an attempt by the government to appease southern slave states.
The Fugitive Slave Act was an attempt by the government to appease southern slave states.
William Still's Place in History
William Still earned the name "The Father of the Underground Railroad".
William Still earned the name "The Father of the Underground Railroad".
Coded Spirituals
Well-known Negro Spirituals of the mid-1800s are much more complex than they first appear.
Well-known Negro Spirituals of the mid-1800s are much more complex than they first appear.
Freedom's Land
Program segment for PBS Learning Media.
Program segment for PBS Learning Media.
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This is the story of a man who risked his life shepherding runaway slaves to freedom.
This is the story of a man who risked his life shepherding runaway slaves to freedom.