Film Credits

Produced and Directed by: Scott Spears & Christina Paolucci 

Project Consultant: Liz Schultz 

Director of Photography: Scott Spears

NARRATED BY: Leslee Warren

INTERVIEWS 

Margaret Christian

Ken Grossi

David T. Hill

Janet Hollingsworth

Gary J. Kornblith

Carol Lasser

Steven Lubet

Caroline R. Miller

A.G. Miller

Kurt Russell

Liz Schultz

Tim Simonson

Carl Westmoreland

Annessa Oliver Wyman

SCHOLAR REVIEW 

Jack Glazier

FEATURING 

Jabari Johnson as John Price

Rory Rennick as Charles Langston

Alan Tyson as John Copeland

PERFORMERS

Connor Fornes

Jim Foreman 

John French 

Jabari Johnson

Andrew Hall

Rory Rennick

Jennifer Rounds

Christopher Shanley 

Anna Steffen

Alan Tyson

Wardrobe

Ohio Village

Photography 

Christina Paolucci 

Graphic Design  

Kristin M. Gudmundson

Motion Graphics & Visual Effects

Peter John Ross 

Grip/Gaffer

Connor Fornes

Productions Assistant

Randy Spears 

Music Composed by

Mary Daniels 

RESEARCH

Geoffrey Blodgett | Oberlin History: Essays and Impressions

Nat Brandt | The Town that Started the Civil War

Ann Hagedorn | Beyond The River: The Untold Story of the Heroes of the Underground Railroad

Gary J. Kornblith and Carol Lasser | 

Elusive Utopia: The Struggle for Racial Equality in Oberlin, Ohio.

Steven Lubet | 

The “Colored Hero” of Harpers Ferry: John Anthony Copeland and the War Against Slavery

Fugitive Justice: Runaways, Rescuers, and Slavery on Trial

Caroline R. Miller  | GrapeVine Dispatch: The Voice of Antislavery Messages

SPECIAL THANKS

Delaware County Historical Society, Executive Director Donna Meyer

Diverse Media Zone

Juneteenth Oberlin

Oberlin Heritage Center

Ohio Statehouse Senate, Historic Site Manager Chris Matheney

Ohio Village & Historic Reenactors 

Old Perry County Courthouse 

Somerset Mayor Tom Johnson

Somerset Fiscal Officer Kelly Beem

FINANCIAL SUPPORTERS

Organizations

Greater Columbus Arts Council

Ohio History Connection

Ohio Humanities Council 

Individual Donors

Michael Bange 

Leslie Blankenship

Sharon Bender

Christin Brown

Jim Burroway

Shirley Coleman Wilson

Kathryn Curry-Da-Souza

Richard Davis

Kristin Florey 

Jack Glazier

Michelle Grant

Steven Hartlage 

Steve Hegge

Joshua Herald 

Matt Hermiz 

Jane Hoffelt

Gary J. Kornblith 

Carol Lasser 

JoAnn & Vince Lonnemann

Sandra McClennen 

Marjorie Miller

Dawn Norrod

Angela Paolucci 

Kathleen Radcliff

Allen Richards 

Elizabeth Schultz 

Bruce Shumard

Allison Smith

Lori Spurlock 

Delbert l Spurlock, Jr.

Sarah Stafford 

Mark Stewart

Mark Tapio Kines 

David Tweet

Nancy Wall

Anne Warren

Leslee Warren

Gil Whitney

FILM LOCATIONS

KENTUCKY

Bracken County | Augusta

Mason County | Maysville 

Maysville Community and Technical College 

OHIO 

Brown County | Ripley 

John P. Parker House

John Rankin House

Red Oak Presbyterian Church

Delaware County

Delaware County Historic Jail

Franklin County  |  Columbus 

Ohio Statehouse 

Ohio Village

Hamilton County | Cincinnati 

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

Lorain County |  Oberlin |  Wellington 

Herrick Memorial Library 

Oberlin College

Oberlin Public Library

First Church in Oberlin, U.C.C

Oberlin Heritage Center 

Oberlin House of the Lord Fellowship

Lake Erie

Perry County | Somerset 

Old Perry County Courthouse 

Pickaway County 

Slate Run Historical Farm

Ross County | Chillicothe

WEST VIRGINIA

Harpers Ferry

ARCHIVAL STILLS AND STOCK FOOTAGE COURTESY OF

Arienne C. Parzei

Freedom Center, The Underground Railroad Museum 

Kentucky Gateway Museum Center

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park 

Library of Congress

Mason County Clerk’s Office

Oberlin College Archives

Oberlin Heritage Center

Ohio History Connection

Kansas Historical Society 

Herrick Memorial Library

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