Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Roots of resistance [videorecording] : a story of the Underground Railroad / a Roja Productions film for American Experience ; WGBH Educational Foundation ; produced and directed by Orlando Bagwell ; co-produced by Susan Bellows ; writer, Theodore Thomas.

Publisher, Date:

[Boston, Mass.] : WGBH Educational Foundation : Distributed by PBS Video, c2008.

Description:

1 videodisc (ca. 56 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

Recounts the story of the underground railroad through narratives of escaped slaves. Includes interviews with descendants of slaves and slave holders, who describe the personal danger and terrible risk involved in each slave's departure.

Target Audience Note:

Not rated.

Subjects:

Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913

Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895.

Underground Railroad.

Fugitive slaves -- United States -- History -- 19th century.

Slavery -- United States -- History -- 19th century.

Documentary television programs.

Nonfiction television programs.

Television programs -- United States.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Other Author:

Bagwell, Orlando.

Bellows, Susan.

Thomas, Theodore, 1951-

Dee, Ruby.

Dixon, Ivan, 1931-2008.

ROJA Productions.

WGBH Educational Foundation.

PBS Video.

Other Title:

Story of the Underground Railroad.

American experience (Television program)

Notes:

Originally broadcast in 2005 as a segment of the television program, American Experience.

Enhanced DVD.

Editor, Gail Yasunaga ; director of photography, Michael Chin ; narrator, Rubby Dee.

Voice of Frederick Douglass, Ivan Dixon.

DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; NTSC.

System requirements for DVD-ROM features: Computer capable of playing DVD movies; Windows 95 or higher (or a Mac with 0S 9.0 or higher).

Closed-captioned in English.

ISBN:

0793694604

9780793694600

Publisher Number:

AMEX7216

Other Number:

426158260

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

328258

# Local items in:

0

# System items in:

0

Call Number:

DVD 973.7115 Roots of

Medium:

[videorecording]