Curated Video
Unearthing lost gravestones of freedom seekers who fled slavery
Researchers in St. Catharines, Ont., are working to unearth the lost gravestones of people who fled slavery in the U.S. 100 years ago. CBC’s Nick Purdon visits the project site and learns that keeping the stories of freedom seekers alive...
Curated Video
Canadian marks Emancipation Day
People across Canada marked Emancipation Day, when slavery was outlawed in most British colonies in 1834, with celebrations and moments of reflection.
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Canadians mark Emancipation Day
People across Canada marked Emancipation Day, when slavery was outlawed in most British colonies in 1834, with celebrations and moments of reflection.
Curated Video
Harriet Tubman’s church to get $100K renovation
A historic church in St. Catharines, Ont., that Harriet Tubman helped build is getting a much-needed renovation thanks to a $100,000 grant through the federal Supporting Black Canadian Communities Initiative.
Curated Video
Canada's often forgotten history of slavery on-screen
As new film and TV projects explore the history of the transatlantic slave trade, including the new documentary series Enslaved, a historian finds Canada's role in these stories tends to be one-dimensional and positive.
Curated Video
Church built by Harriet Tubman gets grant to repair it
Rochelle Bush, the resident historian of a church built by Harriet Tubman and other freedom seekers, says it's important to preserve the church for history as it helped play a role in ending American slavery. Salem Chapel British...
Curated Video
Reparations for anti-Black racism in Canada — where to begin
Many are unaware of the extent of slavery in Canada, which existed for more than 200 years. Michele Johnson, a professor in the department of history at York University, says reparations could begin to address ongoing systemic racism.
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Acknowledging Canadian black history crucial in fighting systemic racism, associate professor says
Kathy Hogarth, an associate professor at the University of Waterloo, says that Canadians should learn about Canada's history of racism in schools and political leaders should stop perpetuating a false narrative that systemic racism does...
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Harriet Tubman descendant to National Parks Service: ‘Stop deleting history you don’t like’
"I cried, actually – then the next thing I know I'm getting calls from radio stations and television stations to give my input," Rita Daniels told News 12.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Underground Railroad
Black slaves fleeing their imprisonment in the South often sought the help of sympathetic Northerners while on their way to Canada. WLVT PBS 39 Tempo! investigates how the underground railroad traveled through an 18th Century house in...
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission
Explore Pa History: William Still
An audio file and transcript discussing famous abolitionist William Still's work on the Underground Railroad. [3:23]
Other
Lycoming College: Freedom Bound
A video that explores the underground railroad in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom
[Free Registration/Login Required] Professor Catherine Clinton, of Queens University Belfast, delivers a presentation about the life of Harriet Tubman and her quest for freedom. [33:11]
Other
Causes of the Civil War Part 1
Traces the earlier causes of the Civil War, including the different economies of the North and the South, the issue of slavery, the migration of freed blacks to the North, slave rebellions, the abolitionist movement, and the Underground...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Britannica Kids: Underground Railroad
Learn how abolitionists and former slaves helped slaves in the South escape to the North via an organized system known as the Underground Railroad via this video encyclopedia entry. [3:28]
A&E Television
History.com: The Underground Railroad
At this site from the History Channel, you can read about the famous people and places associated with the Underground Railroad, "the term used to describe a network of persons who helped escaped slaves on their way to freedom."