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Underground Railroad : The William Still Story
Title
Underground Railroad : The William Still Story / PBS.
Publication
[Place of publication not identified] : PBS, [2012]
Distribution
New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Infobase, 2018.
Copyright Notice Date
©2012
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (1 video file (57 min., 8 sec)) : sound, color.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Originally released by PBS, 2012.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on June 01, 2018.
Closed-captioned.
Title from distributor's description
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
This is the compelling story of William Still, one of the most unheralded individuals of the Underground Railroad, and details the accounts of black abolitionists who had everything at stake as they helped fugitives follow the North Star to Canada.
Variant and related titles
Films on demand.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2019
System details note
Streaming video file.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience
9 - 12, Academic/AP
Contents
William Still: Joining the Abolitionists (2:12); America Divided: North and South (2:39); Escape and the Underground Railroad (3:14); William Still: Family History (6:37); Henry Brown and Underground Secrecy (4:09); Meeting with Peter Still (8:07); Fighting the Fugitive Slave Act (9:17); Underground Railroad: Success in Philadelphia (5:22); Newfound Freedom in Canada (6:30); Civil War and William Still's Retirement (4:27); Underground Railroad: The William Still Story: Credits (2:06);
Videorecording number
151366 Infobase
Subjects
Genre/Form
Internet videos.
Also listed under
Infobase, film distributor.
PBS (Firm)
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