Slavery and Freedom

In the 1850s many Americans believed that slaves were incapable of surviving on their own.

As incredible as it sounds today, in the 1850s many Americans believed that slaves were incapable of thinking for themselves and could not survive on their own. They believed that the black man was created by God to serve a white master and found passages in the Bible to prove it. Some slave holders even argued that they were doing their slaves a favor by providing them with food and shelter.

AIR DATE 2/5/12

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Slavery and Freedom

Coded Spirituals

Origin of the name Underground Railroad

Punishment

William Still's Place in History

Fugitive Slave Act

Sydney Still's Run for Freedom

Epilogue

Freedom's Land

The Fugitive Slave Act Classroom Segment

Origin of the name Underground Railroad

Punishment

About Underground Railroad: The William Still Story

This program tells the story of William Still, one of the most important yet unheralded individuals of the Underground Railroad. The film details the accounts of black abolitionists, who had everything at stake as they helped fugitives follow the North Star to Canada.

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