Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom

Young Harriet and her family live with the terror of being separated and sold to the Deep South. Public slave auctions are common and Harriet witnesses her older sisters being dragged away in chains. "Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom" is produced and directed by Stanley Nelson and Nicole London and narrated by Alfre Woodard.

Traveling alone, Tubman escapes to Philadelphia and becomes involved with the Black abolitionist movement while the new Fugitive Slave Law makes life for African Americans even more dangerous. Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom is produced and directed by Stanley Nelson and Nicole London and narrated by Alfre Woodard.

Go beyond the legend and meet the inspiring woman who repeatedly risked her own life and freedom to liberate others from slavery. Born 200 years ago in Maryland, Harriet Tubman was a conductor of the Underground Railroad, a Civil War scout, nurse and spy, and one of the greatest freedom fighters in our nation’s history.

With her two brothers, Tubman makes her first attempt to escape, braving the terrifying fate faced by runaways including beating, maiming and death. "Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom" is produced and directed by Stanley Nelson and Nicole London and narrated by Alfre Woodard.

During the Civil War, Tubman is a nurse and spy, and the mastermind behind the first major military operation in American history planned and executed by a woman — one that freed over 700 people. Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom is produced and directed by Stanley Nelson and Nicole London and narrated by Alfre Woodard.

Go beyond the legend and meet the inspiring woman who repeatedly risked her own life and freedom to liberate others from slavery. Born 200 years ago in Maryland, Harriet Tubman was a conductor of the Underground Railroad, a Civil War scout, nurse and spy, and one of the greatest freedom fighters in our nation’s history.

While trying to protect a young boy chased by his enslaver, Tubman is hit in the head with a heavy metal weight which leaves her with lifelong seizures, terrible headaches and visions she interprets as being from God. Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom is produced and directed by Stanley Nelson and Nicole London and narrated by Alfre Woodard.

Tubman’s fearlessness, extensive knowledge of the land and skills at subterfuge and disguise make her a brilliant conductor on the Underground Railroad. "Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom" is produced and directed by Stanley Nelson and Nicole London and narrated by Alfre Woodard.

Harriet Tubman was born into slavery in Maryland in 1822 and forced to work — catching muskrats in the swamps and cleaning and caring for a colicky baby — by age five. Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom is produced and directed by Stanley Nelson and Nicole London and narrated by Alfre Woodard.