Underground Railroad: The William Still Story

Underground Railroad: The William Still Story

60 mins | Documentary, TV Movie | Jan. 31, 2012

William Still was one of the most important, yet largely unheralded heroes of the Underground Railroad. Still was determined to get as many runaways as he could to "Freedom's Land," smuggling them across the US border to Canada. Bounty hunters could legally abduct former slaves living in the so-called free northern states, but under the protection of the British, Canada provided sanctuary for fugitive slaves.

Underground Railroad: The William Still Story

60 mins | Documentary, TV Movie | Jan. 31, 2012

Underground Railroad: The William Still Story
William Still was one of the most important, yet largely unheralded heroes of the Underground Railroad. Still was determined to get as many runaways as he could to "Freedom's Land," smuggling them across the US border to Canada. Bounty hunters could legally abduct former slaves living in the so-called free northern states, but under the protection of the British, Canada provided sanctuary for fugitive slaves.
Producers
Original title Underground Railroad: The William Still Story
Directors Laine Drewery
Writers Laine Drewery

Cast

Chemika Bennett-Heath

as Jane Johnson

Cherise Brown Hammill

as Escape slave

Winsome Cooper

as Runaway Slave

Dion Johnstone

as William Still