300 miles to freedom / directed and edited by Richard Breyer and Anand Kamalakar.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Breyer, Richard, 1941- director, producer.

Kamalakar, Anand, director.

Alexander Street Press.

Series:

Filmakers Library online volume 3.

Filmakers library online, volume 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fugitive slaves--United States.

Fugitive slaves.

African Americans.

United States.

African Americans--New York (State)--Elmira.

Underground Railroad.

New York (State)--Elmira.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (34 min.)

Place of Publication:

Syracuse, NY : W&B Productions, 2011.

Language Note:

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.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed Dec. 4, 2014).

Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2014. (Filmakers library online, volume 3). Available via World Wide Web.

OCLC:

898079298

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.