Synopsis

In the mid-1800s, people of all races—black and white—faced grave danger to construct a complex network of escape routes from slavery. These paths consisted of hidden trails and backroads, safe houses, perilous river crossings, and clandestine night trains that carried people as far north as Canada. Conductors and their fugitive passengers employed disguises, secret meetings, and coded signals to conceal their identities. Yet, even reaching free territory did not ensure freedom; those who fled c