Roots of Resistance : the Story of the Underground Railroad - Wikipedia Roots of Resistance : the Story of the Underground Railroad Roots of Resistance : The Story of the Underground Railroad Written by Theodore Thomas Directed by Orlando Bagwell Narrated by Ruby Dee Country of origin United States Original language ( s ) English Production Producer ( s ) Orlando Bagwell Susan Bellows Cinematography Michael Chin Running time 56 minutes Release Original network PBS Original release 1989 ( 1989 ) External links Website Roots of Resistance : The Story of the Underground Railroad is a 1989 for - television documentary on the Underground Railroad. It was produced by the Public Broadcasting Service as part of the American Experience series. The documentary was directed by Orlando Bagwell. External links Review at The New York Times. Roots of Resistance : The Story of the Underground Railroad at IMDB American Experience episodes Seasons 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 `` Radio Bikini '' `` The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter '' `` Family Gathering '' `` Adam Clayton Powell '' `` Roots of Resistance : The Story of the Underground Railroad '' `` Coney Island '' `` The Johnstown Flood '' `` Wild by Law '' `` The Donner Party '' `` Liberators : Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II '' `` Malcolm X : Make It Plain '' `` D - Day '' `` Midnight Ramble '' `` Freedom on My Mind '' `` The Battle Over Citizen Kane '' `` Troublesome Creek : A Midwestern '' `` Vietnam : A Television History '' `` New York : A Documentary Film '' `` Nixon 's China Game '' `` Return with Honor '' `` Marcus Garvey : Look For Me in the Whirlwind '' `` Scottsboro : An American Tragedy '' `` Woodrow Wilson '' `` Miss America '' `` Ansel Adams : A Documentary Film '' `` A Brilliant Madness '' `` The Murder of Emmett Till '' `` Daughter from Danang '' `` Guerrilla : The Taking of Patty Hearst '' `` Two Days in October '' `` Eyes on the Prize '' `` Jonestown : The Life and Death of Peoples Temple '' `` The Mormons '' `` We Shall Remain '' `` Earth Days '' `` My Lai '' `` Into the Deep : America, Whaling & the World '' `` Dinosaur Wars '' `` Stonewall Uprising '' `` Soundtrack for a Revolution '' `` Freedom Riders '' `` Clinton '' `` The Amish '' `` Jesse Owens '' `` 1964 '' `` Freedom Summer '' `` Last Days in Vietnam '' `` Walt Disney '' `` Tesla '' `` The Battle of Chosin '' `` Command and Control '' `` Rachel Carson '' `` The Great War '' Underground Railroad People William L. Chaplin Levi Coffin Richard Dillingham Calvin Fairbank Thomas Garrett Laura Smith Haviland Daniel Hughes William Cooper Nell Harriet Forten Purvis Robert Purvis John Rankin Hetty Reckless Gerrit Smith William Still Harriet Beecher Stowe Charles Turner Torrey Sojourner Truth Harriet Tubman Frances Harper Delia Webster Places List of Underground Railroad sites houses churches Levi Coffin House Bialystoker Synagogue Bilger 's Rocks Wilson Bruce Evans House Cyrus Gates Farmstead Sites in Indiana Allen Chapel Town Clock Church Kelton House F. Julius LeMoyne House John Rankin House Gerrit Smith Estate John Freeman Walls Historic Site Events Pearl incident ( 1848 ) Jerry Rescue ( 1851 ) Uncle Tom 's Cabin ( 1852 book ) Dred : A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp ( 1856 book ) Oberlin -- Wellington Rescue ( 1858 ) Thirteenth Amendment ( 1865 ) Topics Songs of the Underground Railroad Abolitionism in the United States Abolitionism opponents of slavery African - American opponents publications Fugitive slaves Fugitive slave laws 1850 Quilts Signals lawn jockey Slave catcher The Underground Railroad Records ( 1872 book ) Related National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park visitor center The Railroad to Freedom : A Story of the Civil War ( 1932 book ) A Woman Called Moses ( 1978 miniseries ) Roots of Resistance ( 1989 documentary ) The Quest for Freedom ( 1992 film ) Freedom : The Underground Railroad ( 2013 board game ) Underground ( 2016 TV series ) See also : Slavery in the United States and Slavery in Canada This African American -- related article is a stub. 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Question: roots of resistance a story of the underground railroad summary
Answer: a 1989 for-television documentary on the Underground Railroad