Underground Railroad: The Secret History

Underground Railroad: The Secret History

Documentary 2022

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Archaeologists and historians use cutting-edge technology to investigate and explore some of the biggest mysteries surrounding the Underground Railroad, a secret network that helped enslaved African Americans escape to freedom.

Documentary 2022

TV-14

Starring Clark Johnson

EPISODE 1

Seeking Southern Sanctuary

Retracing the steps of freedom seekers escaping on the Underground Railroad, archaeologists use high tech to explore a Florida fort that was nearly erased from history and thermal drones to reveal caves of refuge in Texas along a secret road to Mexico.

42 min · Jan 30, 2022 TV-14
EPISODE 2

Midwest Refuge

Archaeologists unearth the lost community of Quindaro, Kansas, a long-forgotten abolitionist town that shielded Freedom Seekers from bounty hunters, and in Illinois, experts use high-tech tools to explore a secret underground tunnel.

42 min · Feb 6, 2022 TV-14
EPISODE 3

Contradictions in the Atlantic

Archaeologists uncover evidence of a Freedom Seeker community in a surprising location, the swampy marshlands between Virginia and North Carolina; in Maryland, experts investigate artifacts that may confirm the location of Harriet Tubman's childhood home.

42 min · Feb 20, 2022 TV-14
EPISODE 5

Setting Sail for Freedom

Underwater archaeologists search for the wreck of the USS Planter, a Civil War vessel seized by Freedom Seekers to escape the Confederacy. In Canada, experts use high tech to uncover how Freedom Seekers lived once they made it to their new homeland.

42 min · Feb 27, 2022 TV-14

Clark Johnson

Narrator
Nicole Hamilton

Producer
Joey Case

Producer
Margot Daley

Producer
Phillip Daniels

Producer

About

Underground Railroad: The Secret History

DOCUMENTARY

Archaeologists and historians use cutting-edge technology to investigate and explore some of the biggest mysteries surrounding the Underground Railroad, a secret network that helped enslaved African Americans escape to freedom.

Information

Studio: Crave
Released: 2022
Rated: TV-14
Region of Origin: United Kingdom

Languages

Original Audio: English (United States), English (Canada), English (United Kingdom)
Audio and Subtitles: English (United States) (AAC, CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.