BMA: Black Media Archive

Episode 340: "The Great Adventure: Go Down Moses" (part 1)

11.28.2017 - By The BMAPlay

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In this episode of "The Great Adventure" titled "Go Down Moses" (1963) Ruby Dee portrays the escaped slave Harriet Tubman and her attempts to rescue enslaved family members and friends through the pre-Civil War Underground Railroad. Produced by CBS, the film also features Ethel Waters, Brock Peters and Ossie Davis.

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