Documentary · Single Program
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD: THE WILLIAM STILL STORY
TV-PG · 1 × 60 min
Producer: 90th Parallel Productions Ltd. in association with Rogers Broadcasting Limited and Buffalo Toronto Public Media
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD: THE WILLIAM STILL STORY is the story of a humble Philadelphia clerk who risked his life shepherding runaway slaves to freedom in the tumultuous years leading up to America’s Civil War. William Still was the director of a complex network of abolitionists, sympathizers and safe houses that stretched from Philadelphia to what is now Southern Ontario. The film shares the remarkable life story of one of the most important yet unheralded individuals of the Underground Railroad.
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For General audience
09/01/2026 to 10/30/2026
Available in US, US Territories, Canada
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09/01/2026 to 08/31/2031
Available in US, US Territories, Canada
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Kathryn Larsen VP Content Distribution Buffalo Toronto Public Media Horizon Plaza 140 Lower Terrace Buffalo, NY 14202 US x. klarsen@btpm.org