Canfield Roots
Documentaire
This series explores a rich vein of Black history in rural Ontario, where descendants attempt to restore an old and abandoned freedom-seeker cemetery.
Sous-titres: English
Saison 1
S01:E01 - Canfield Roots - S01E01
You’d never know, but the sleepy hamlet of Canfield in Southern Ontario has a fascinating history hidden from view for years that local historians begin to reveal to Bill Douglas.
S01:E02 - Canfield Roots - S01E02
As Bill Douglas visits St. Catharines to learn more about freedom seekers in Ontario, his sister Betty Ann confronts her memories of Canfield.
S01:E03 - Canfield Roots - S01E03
One 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.
S01:E04 - Canfield Roots - S01E04
An ancestor of Harriet Tubman’s niece shares her family’s remarkable story with a collector researching an artist with a connection to the abandoned cemetery in Canfield.
S01:E05 - Canfield Roots - S01E05
A group of residents and descendants meet to discuss what to do over an abandoned family cemetery in Canfield, the final resting place of freedom seekers in the mid-1800s.
S01:E06 - Canfield Roots - S01E06
Descendants of freedom seekers gather at an abandoned family cemetery to mark Emancipation Day and reflect on the struggles and successes of their ancestors.