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RACE TO FREEDOM: THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD chronicles the dangerous journey of four determined slaves from a cotton plantation in America to the "Promised Land" in Canada. HONEYDRIPPER: Tyrone Purvis (Danny Glover) will try anything to keep his blues lounge, The Honeydripper, alive. So when a popular guitar player fails to show up for a packed Saturday night, Purvis turns to a young wanderer for help. STIGMA: Dr. Calvin Crosse (Philip Michael Thomas)...
3) Emperor
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Inspired by the legend of Shields 'Emperor' Green, a descendant of African kings turned outlaw slave in the pre-Civil War South. Seeking freedom for his family, Emperor fights his way north, joining the daring raid on Harper's Ferry and helping alter the course of American history.
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Ethan Hawke stars as abolitionist John Brown in this Limited Event Series based on the award-winning novel. The story is told from the point of view of "Onion," a fictional enslaved boy who becomes a member of Brown's motley family of abolitionist soldiers battling slavery in Kansas, and eventually finds himself in the famous 1859 Army depot raid at Harpers Ferry, an inciting incident of the Civil War. It's a humorous and dramatic tale of Antebellum...
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HUCKLEBERRY FINN: After being kidnapped by his drunken father, Huck heads down the Mississippi with his buddy Jim and have many adventures. THE PROUD REBEL: After John Chandler's son goes mute following a tregedy, John searches for a doctor who can help him. Before he finds one, he and his family must work off a debt using their talented sheepdog, Lance. When a doctor is found, John has no money to pay for help for his son and must decide whether...