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Canfield Roots - Season 1

Series: Canfield Roots
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Episodes
6
Rating
TVPG
Year
2021
Language
English
Publisher
Filmhub

About

Exploring a rich vein of Black history in a rural area in southern Ontario, Canada, leads to attempts by descendants to protect and restore an abandoned freedom seeker cemetery with a connection to Harriet Tubman.

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Episodes

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1. Episode 01

24m

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You'd never know it but the sleepy hamlet of Canfield in Southern Ontario has a fascinating history, one that's been hidden from view for years.

2. Episode 02

26m

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As Bill Douglas visits St. Catharines to learn more about freedom seekers in Ontario, his sister Betty Ann confronts her memories of Canfield. An abandoned family cemetery containing the gravesite of Harriet Tubman's niece attracts attention.

3. Episode 03

24m

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On February night in 1953, former Canfield resident Harry Lee was hung for murder in Hamilton. Seventy years later, former residents of Canfield reflect on the impact of Lee's hanging, and Betty Ann Newman grapples with her memories of Uncle Harry.

Extended Details

  • Closed CaptionsEnglish

Artists

Graeme Bachiudirector
Graeme Bachiuproducer
Carole Aeschelmannproducer
Bill Douglasactor
Aileen Duncanactor
Betty Ann Newmanactor
Spencer Martinactor
Wendy Orreyactor

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