Beyond the Road to Freedom : New Lessons as Freedom's Message is Brought to Life

Title

Beyond the Road to Freedom : New Lessons as Freedom's Message is Brought to Life

Description

Western New York is a leader in presenting re-enactments at authentic sites dating back to the days of abolitionism. Learn why these Underground Railroad sites are now gaining national attention. See how efforts have begun to document and preserve these treasures for future generations. Untouched original hiding places for escaping slaves are revealed. You will understand why the civil rights movement had its earliest origins in the Buffalo/Niagara region. See how the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo offered both hope and despair for an aspiring African American community in the country's eighth largest city at the time.
Originally aired on WIVB-TV.

Date

2002-01-30

Source

Rich Newberg Reports Collection

Publisher

WIVB (Television Station : Buffalo, N.Y.)
Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)

Rights

Copyright held by WIVB-TV. Access to this digital version provided by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Videos or images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of WIVB-TV and the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.

Relation

Digital Collections of the B&ECPL

Type

Moving Image

Format

video/mp4

Language

Citation

Newberg, Rich (Producer, Writer, Host) et al., “Beyond the Road to Freedom : New Lessons as Freedom's Message is Brought to Life,” B&ECPL Digital Collections, accessed December 10, 2024, https://digital.buffalolib.org/document/1813.