The Road to Freedom : Preserving Black History In Western New York

The Road to Freedom : Preserving Black History In Western New York

Highlights Buffalo's unique role in the abolitionist movement. Uses reenactments, old photographs and drawings, and interviews with historians and preservationists such as Dr. Monroe Fordham, Jesse Nash, Jr., George Arthur, Rev. William Henderson, and Kevin Cottrell, to tell the story of Buffalo's critical role as the last stop on the Underground Railroad. Discusses significant sites in Buffalo to be preserved, such as the Michigan Street Baptist Church and the Nash house.

2000-02-02

Rich Newberg Reports Collection

WIVB (Television Station : Buffalo, N.Y.)

Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)

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