Curated Video
Harriet Tubman part 6: A Heroine On and Off the Battlefield
The final part of this series details Harriet's experiences with the miltary during the Civil War, during which she became the first woman in the US to lead a major military operation. It concludes with stories of her life after the war,...
Curated Video
Harriet Tubman part 3: The Underground Railroad
The third video in this series covers Harriet's experiences being a conductor for the Underground Railroad. It provides details of some of the people she rescued, how she made so many trips on her own, and those who helped her along the...
Curated Video
Harriet Tubman part 2: The Escape
The second video in this series details Harriet's escape from slavery. It also explains how other slaves made their own escapes. Lastly, the video describes Harriet's desperate attempts to free her family and others, which led to her...
Curated Video
Harriet Tubman part 1: The Early Years
The first video in this series covers Harriet Tubman's childhood and early adulthood. It provides details of her life as a slave and what led to her escape to freedom.
Curated Video
Harriet Tubman part 5: Working with John Brown
The fifth video in this series covers Harriet's support of John Brown's plans for an uprising against the South. While other abolitionists refused to help, Harriet helped to recruit men to be a part of what would be a failed raid.
Curated Video
Harriet Tubman part 4: The Mystery of Margaret
The fourth video in this series tells the story of Harriet's adoption of a young girl named Margaret. Mysteries surround the child's background, how she came to be with Harriet, and if she was actually related to Harriet.
WYPR
Harriet Tubman's Birthplace
Harriet Tubman was born into slavery in Maryland. She escaped and came back to lead hundreds of enslaved people to New York and Canada along the route of the Underground Railroad. She was also a spy for the United States Army during the...
Mazz Media
Heroes of Freedom: Harriet Tubman and Rosa Parks
Written and developed for young learners, the life and times of Harriet Tubman and Rosa Parks will come alive for children in this live-action program about two of America's most enduring heroes of freedom. Stirring dramatizations and...
Mazz Media
America's Journey Through Slavery: The Life of An Enslaved Person
What was life like for an enslaved person in America? This program explores the daily life and customs of enslaved children and adults from Colonial Times through Emancipation. What foods did they eat? How did they celebrate marriage?...
Curated Video
Thomas Garrett and the Underground Railroad
By day he worked as an iron merchant – but by night, Thomas Garrett helped thousands escape slavery as a station master on the Underground Railroad.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Did You Know? Ohio River Paddle Boats and the Underground Railroad
Learn more about the Underground Railroad, which helped enslaved people escape to freedom.
Curated Video
The Underground Railroad
A sprawling network of secret routes, pathways and safe houses, the Underground Railroad helped countless enslaved people escape to freedom in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Curated Video
Women of the Civil War
Women weren’t just spectators of the American Civil War – they played a vital role in the home, the workplace, the battlefield and beyond.
Curated Video
America's Journey Through Slavery: Escaping Slavery on the Underground Railroad
Stirring dramatizations, archival photographs and colorful maps help tell the story of the Underground Railroad. Students will understand that the Underground Railroad was a series of safe houses maintained by volunteers which were used...
Red Rock Films
Who was Harriet Tubman?
How a former slave became the first woman to lead an armed force in the civil war.
Mazz Media
Underground Railroad
This live-action video program is about the word Underground Railroad. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word Underground Railroad through use of video footage, photographs,...
Curated Video
America's Journey Through Slavery: Opposing Slavery: The Abolitionist's Movement
This program begins by exploring the development of slavery in America and the conditions under which enslaved people lived and worked. Then, through reenactments, the video focuses on key members of the abolitionist movement including...
Curated Video
Standing Up For Freedom: The Civil Rights Movement in America
From the fight to abolish slavery in the 1800s to the efforts to stop segregation in the 1900s, this program chronicles the civil rights movement in America. Students will learn about the courageous leaders of the Abolitionist Movement...
Curated Video
Canada’s role in Harriet Tubman’s story
The Canadian legacy of famed American abolitionist Harriet Tubman isn’t left out in the big-screen version of her story.
Curated Video
Khari McClelland and the Songs of Slaves
Inspired by his own ancestor's escape to Canada, singer Khari McClelland has reinterpreted slavery songs for today's listeners.
Curated Video
'Freedom Singer' finds inspiration in slave songs
Vancouver-based musician Khari McClelland is the descendent of a slave, who finds inspiration in the music of the Underground Railroad.
Curated Video
These Essex County sites are rich with Black history
Windsor and Essex County have a long and rich Black history — and there are historical sites you might not know about right in your backyard. Elise Harding-Davis, an author and historian focusing on Black history, took CBC Windsor...