This documentary and Web site tell the dramatic stories of Kentuckians involved in slavery, abolitionism, and the fugitive slave movement. Kentucky's location on the border of slave and nonslave states and its unique geography as the only state surrounded on three sides by rivers, created opportunities for people who were willing to risk their lives to live in freedom, and those willing to risk everything to help them. An extensive history and time line give teachers needed background information.
Spirituals are audio streamed to provide authentic context.