Film Night @ the DM+A: A Thousand Miles To Freedom

“A Thousand Miles to Freedom is a chapter in North American history that, until now, has never really been told. And what better way to tell it than in the carefully documented words of the escaped slaves themselves.”

– The late Hon. Dr. Lincoln Alexander

This is the story of the Underground Railway, told in the words of slaves and others who were an essential part of its story. “A Thousand Miles to Freedom” documents the experiences of slaves who made the perilous journey to the safety of Canada via the Underground Railway. Using historical transcripts and archival photographs we learn what it was like to experience their terrifying and dangerous journeys over mountains, across lakes and through vast forests, braving the cold of winter in summer clothing – all for the right to be free.

Film run-time is 46 minutes.

*The Museum Gift Shop will have DVD copies of the film available for purchase for only $25.