Sankofa: Backtracking the Underground Railroad in Appalachia (AMI)

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Identifier
000024292
Alt Identifier
ami.1999.1
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Description (Through interviews with scholars and descendents of former slaves, Sankofa provides a glimpse into the importance of the Underground Railroad and its conductors in Kentucky, a border state during the Civil War. Produced by Becky Borgerding, David Harmon, Nirasha Holcomb, and Trevor Pollard. AMI, 1999. Running time: 11 minutes and 37 seconds.)
Through interviews with scholars and descendents of former slaves, Sankofa provides a glimpse into the importance of the Underground Railroad and its conductors in Kentucky, a border state during the Civil War. Produced by Becky Borgerding, David Harmon, Nirasha Holcomb, and Trevor Pollard. AMI, 1999. Running time: 11 minutes and 37 seconds.
Subjects
African Americans in Appalachia, Slavery, Underground railroad
Related Collection
Appalachian Media Institute collection