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300 miles to freedom [electronic resource] / directed and edited by Richard Breyer and Anand Kamalakar

Published:
Syracuse, NY : W&B Productions, 2011.
Physical Description:
1 streaming video file (34 min.)
Additional Creators:
Breyer, Richard, 1941- and Kamalakar, Anand
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In English.
Summary:
On June 4, 1844, John W. Jones and four of his companions headed north. They were fugitive slaves who escaped bondage in Leesburg, Virginia. 300 Miles to Freedom chronicles John W Jones’ journey to freedom on the Underground Railroad and his remarkable life as a free man in Elmira, New York. When John arrived in Elmira, he was a twenty-seven-year-old illiterate with $1.46 in his pocket. He died in 1900, a wealthy, literate, respected member of the community. The filmmakers traveled Jones’ route to freedom, and tell his story through the voices they meet along the way — historians, ferryboat captains, ministers, farmers and gas station owners. 300 Miles to Freedom celebrates the courage and tenacity of fugitive slaves like John W Jones. The film also celebrates those who quietly stood up to injustice by helping slaves escape on the Underground Railroad and by fighting for their freedom through the Abolitionist Movement.
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["00:33:12"]
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Title from resource description page (viewed Dec. 4, 2014).
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Reproduction Note:
Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2014. (Filmakers library online, volume 3). Available via World Wide Web.
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