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Season 1 – Underground Railroad: The Secret History

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Archaeologists and historians use cutting-edge technology to investigate and explore some of the biggest mysteries surrounding the Underground Railroad, a secret network that helped enslaved African Americans escape to freedom.
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John Anderson Wall Street Journal 01/28/2022
The investigative aspects make the show worth watching, as do the means by which the detectives make their case. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Clark Johnson

Narrator

Nicole Hamilton

Executive Producer

Clark Johnson

Producer

Margot Daley

Producer

Joey Case

Executive Producer

Phillip Daniels

Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 30, 2022 Seeking Southern Sanctuary Retracing the steps of freedom seekers escaping on the Underground Railroad, archaeologists use high tech to explore a Florida fort that was nearly erased from history. Details Episode 2 Aired Feb 6, 2022 Midwest Refuge Archaeologists unearth the lost community of Quindaro, Kan., a long-forgotten abolitionist town that shielded Freedom Seekers from bounty hunters; in Illinois, experts use tech tools to explore a secret underground tunnel. Details Episode 3 Aired Feb 20, 2022 Contradictions Along the Atlantic Archaeologists uncover evidence of a Freedom Seeker community in the swampy marshlands between Virginia and North Carolina; in Maryland, experts investigate artifacts that may confirm the location of Harriet Tubman's childhood home. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 22, 2022 The Mid-Atlantic Route North Archaeologists uncover remains of a Maroon community that lived in a forgotten Virginia swamp; lost artifacts are exposed at Harriet Tubman's childhood home. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 27, 2022 Setting Sail for Freedom Underwater archaeologists search for the wreck of the USS Planter, a Civil War vessel seized by Freedom Seekers to escape the Confederacy; in Canada, experts use tech to uncover how Freedom Seekers lived once they made it to their new homeland. Details

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Underground Railroad: The Secret History — Season 1

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Season Info

Executive Producer
Nicole Hamilton, Joey Case
Network
Science Channel
Rating
TV-14
Genre
History, Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 30, 2022