Race to Freedom: The Story of the Underground Railroad

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Good pick for history classes.......2007-05-14

I used this movie in my U.S. History class as we were discussing Slavery, the Underground Railroad and the events leading up to the Civil War. It gives a great depiction of what slaves would go through to get away from the everyday struggle of being a slave. Very interesting and engaging for students to easily follow along.

Race to Freedom DVD.......2007-05-14

I use it in my classroom as a tool to support my curriculum.

Underground Railroad.......2007-03-29

I used this movie in my history classroom to dramatize the reality of what slaves were faced with daily, their courageous spirits and the courage of the people who helped them. I thought the movie did a great job of impacting the students. They liked it very much.

Race to Freedom : The Story of the Underground Railroad.......2006-10-30

The movie has a good story line on the sufferings on some of the unfortunate early settlers in the United States. It has a good moral on the sympathetic and humane action by some fellow humans that are more fortunate in helping those that are not. The movie has a good balance between dialogue and action with not too much violence.

Wonderful Representation of The Underground Railroad!!!!.......2006-08-27

This was a wonderful historically accurate representation of slavery and the operation of the Underground Railroad! I watched this with my 11 year old son. It kept us on the edge of our seats. My son said, "Mama, I did not know that slaves were treated this badly."

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This movie is about my life at its craziest-

Slaves to the Underground
Starring: Molly Gross , Jason Bortz , Marisa Ryan , Bob Neuwirth , and Natacha La Ferriere
Director: Kristine Peterson
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ASIN: 6305761299
Release Date: 2000-02-29

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The new bohemians. "Slaves to the Underground" is a fresh, honest and free-spirited look at life on the cutting edge. Set in the alternative subculture of clubs and coffeehouses, the story centers on a romantic triangle--Suzy, the brash lead singer of an all-girl band; Jimmy, an idealistic writer; and Shelly, who is torn between them. Features the music of Interscope Recording artists Red Five, Lifer and Polara, as well as Elastica's Abby Travis, Ani DiFranco, Mike Martt (with vocals by Suzie Gardner from L7), Stone Fox, Evil Stig (featuring Joan Jett) and many others.

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I Liked It!.......2007-03-20

Not the greatest film in the world but it's more interesting to watch then some of the independent films with lesbian themes that come out today!!!

Slaves to the underground.......2002-07-09

I actually liked the movie alot, but oddly enough i did not like the main plot so much. There were alot of interesting characters, particularly the other members of the band, but the main characters left alot to be desired. The movie was fast paced and filmed well, with bits of humor about things completely unrelated to the actual movie plot, but I enjoyed those parts the most. especially the rant about cindy crawford being a tool. Unfortunately I found the main characters not very likeable. The leader of the band was pretty cool, but a little too hot tempered, while her girlfriend is a total manipulator who can't decide what she wants, so just leaves everyone unhappy. She leaves her girlfriend for her ex-boyfriend who is generally just an annoying character and causes unrest within the band. Then she breaks up with him again, but does not get back with her ex girlfriend. I did not enjoy that story plot at all. It sounds funny, but other than the main plot the movie was great.

I'll save you the trouble.......2001-04-02

Like in "Chasing Amy" the guy gets the girl. It was a twist that my partner and I were really not interested in. She then ends up leaving him to be alone anyway. The main character is manipulative and I quote "treats everyone she loves like s@#t". The music is cool and some scenes are very sexy...then there was the guy....

This movie is about my life at its craziest-.......1999-10-13

in other words, it reminded me exactly how crazy my life is generally. (I saw it on the big screen in NYC.) Full of sex, music, zines, emotional baggage, neuroses and love tringles gone bad, I'd recommend it to any twenty-something out there who has problems with cultural and/or political norms (you know who you are). If you fit that bill, you too will likely think you're watching your life on screen. Both a critique of pop culture and, even more so, of those of us who do our best to avoid it, this movie pulls few (emotional) punches in portraying the lives of twenty-somethings "on the edge". Be prepared to laugh, to cry, to get angry, and to maybe fall in love with one (or more) of the characters, as these people will remind you of your life and of your friends, enemies, exes, and lovers (and any combination of the above you may have experienced)... but absolutely do not see it if you're not willing to laugh at yourself until it hurts. This movie closes with Ani Difranco's "Buildings and Bridges", and that song's the best summary of the plot that I could hope to offer- if you know the song, you'll know what I mean. (BTW- If you've never heard of Ani Difranco, this movie is probably not for you- unless you want to learn something about how us "subculture" freaks (& other deviants) live.)

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Release Date: 2006-05-17

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