1 videodisc (DVD) (150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Note
Information from pre-release promotional materials.
Originally produced for television broadcast in 1999.
Special features: Frederick Douglass episode of A&E's Biography series; Emancipation Proclamation; Background information: the Dredd Scott Case ; Harriet Tubman biography; timeline of key historical events.
Performer
Hosted by Alfre Woodard.
Summary
Traces the journey to freedom taken by countless slaves, showing how they were guided, protected and pursued along the way. The extraordinary story is told through historical documents, visits to important sites, interviews with the descendants of noted abolitionists and commentary from experts.