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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in association with Productions Partners Media & Second Spring Media © 2023