| Description |
1 online resource (34 min.) |
| Series |
Filmakers library online, volume 3 |
| Summary |
On June 4, 1844, John W. Jones and four of his companions headed north. They were fugitive slaves who escaped bondage in Leesburg, Virginia. 300 Miles to Freedom chronicles John W Jones' journey to freedom on the Underground Railroad and his remarkable life as a free man in Elmira, New York. When John arrived in Elmira, he was a twenty-seven-year-old illiterate with $1.46 in his pocket. He died in 1900, a wealthy, literate, respected member of the community. The filmmakers traveled Jones' route to freedom, and tell his story through the voices they meet along the way -- historians, ferryboat captains, ministers, farmers and gas station owners. 300 Miles to Freedom celebrates the courage and tenacity of fugitive slaves like John W Jones. The film also celebrates those who quietly stood up to injustice by helping slaves escape on the Underground Railroad and by fighting for their freedom through the Abolitionist Movement |
| Notes |
Title from resource description page (viewed Dec. 4, 2014) |
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In English |
| Subject |
Fugitive slaves -- United States.
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African Americans -- New York (State) -- Elmira
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Underground Railroad.
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African Americans
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Fugitive slaves
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Underground Railroad
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New York (State) -- Elmira
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
documentary film.
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Documentary films
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Documentary films.
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Documentaires.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Breyer, Richard, 1941-
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Kamalakar, Anand.
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