underground railroad
9 movies and shows
Harriet
Fri, 01 Nov 2019
The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes. Her courage, ingenuity and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.
Stand Up and Fight
Fri, 06 Jan 1939
A southern aristocrat clashes with a driver transporting stolen slaves to freedom.
Friendly Persuasion
Sun, 18 May 1975
During the Civil War, a Quaker couple risks their lives by helping runaway slaves.
Follow the Drinking Gourd
Sat, 01 Sep 1990
Based on the traditional American folksong, this compelling tale recounts the daring adventures of one family's escape from slavery via the Underground Railroad. This touching story captures all the drama of a perilous flight to freedom. Narrated by Morgan Freeman.
Carry Me Home: A Remember America Film
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
In the cold winter of 1860, a young mother trapped in slavery seizes the opportunity to escape with her family when she encounters HARRIET TUBMAN (Karen Abercrombie, War Room). Harriet leads the young family through a number of trials on the Underground Railroad, causing them all to question whether or not freedom is worth the price they must pay to obtain it.
Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad
Sat, 19 Feb 1994
A number of slaves risk their lives to escape their masters with their only help coming from the famous secret slave escape network.
Suite for Freedom
Fri, 13 Feb 2004
A trio of short films commissioned to be shown to visitors entering the National Freedom Center in Cincinnati Ohio. Freedom and Unfreedom by Aleksandra Korejwo uses sand animation. Slavery by Caroline Leaf shows the hardship of the life of a house slave in the American South before the Civil War, telling the events in one day in her life. The Underground Railroad by Luc Perez is the final film in the trilogy.
Freedom Man
Mon, 01 Jan 1979
The story of Benjamin Banneker, the early American patriot whose achievements rival those of Benjamin Franklin!! Risking his life, working with the Underground Railroad to elude vicious slave catchers!
Ride By Night
Wed, 03 May 2017
Isolated after the death of her abolitionist husband, pioneer woman Joan must decide if she'll help Martha, a former slave fleeing for her life, along the Underground Railroad. As Martha forces Joan's hand, they make their way North, leaving behind bodies in their wake.