Doreen St. Félix reviews the “Moonlight” director’s adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s novel, now streaming on Amazon.
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The underground railroad
Explore the incredible history of the Underground Railroad and learn how brave individuals helped slaves escape to freedom. Discover the hidden stories and heroic acts that shaped this pivotal moment in American history.
How Barry Jenkins and his band of indie filmmakers made television’s most ambitious take on American slavery since “Roots.”
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Harriet Tubman The “Underground Railroad” Slaves on the run LEGENDS By Yussuf J. Simmonds HARRIET TUBMAN “Called the Black Moses, she moved slaves through the Underground Railroad” I’ll meet you in the morning Safe in the Promised Land On the other side of Jordan Bound for the Promised Land. Those words are a part of the Spiritual Code Harriet Tubman sung that were heard by waiting ears hidden in the slave quarters or standing deep in the woods signaling “Moses is here.” Though small in…
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Civil War Lyrics Wade in the Water at www.CivilWarHeritageTrails.org - A popular slave spiritual even before the Civil War, “Wade in the Water” was not formally published until 1901. Its lyrics contain coded instructions to fugitive slaves about how to avoid being re-captured.
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In order to avoid detection, Harriet Tubman and others used a variety of codes and signals to communicate along the route to freedom.
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The cast of characters involved in the new Amazon Prime series "The Underground Railroad" are plentiful.
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History of the Underground railroad as it was conducted by the Anti-slavery league; including many thrilling encounters between those aiding the slaves to escape and those trying to recapture them…
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