The Search for Josiah Henson
Josiah Henson's 1849 autobiography inspired Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and galvanized abolitionists. But for 30 years, he was enslaved on what was once a 270-acre plantation run by Isaac Riley. An acre of la...
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"Five years after its first season, the series host was replaced with Justine Shapiro who takes more of a journalistic point of view. The first host was an artist too. This episode is filmed on location in Montgomery County, Maryland where they dig for Josiah Henson's home. He was the inspiration for Uncle Tom's Cabin. Josiah Henson and the underground railroad is explored in depth here. I found this episode to come off strongly for the new season. Many of the regulars from the first season have returned to the three day digs...."
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Josiah Henson's 1849 autobiography inspired Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and galvanized abolitionists. But for 30 years, he was enslaved on what was once a 270-acre plantation run by Isaac Riley. An acre of la...