“For me, seeing our history told in this light, the ones who did rebel, the ones who did revolt, the revolutionaries, excited me. Seeing this story of the Underground Railroad ... and that is such a proud part of our history that not a lot of us know about, where these brave men and women, they were heroes, really helped tear down the system of slavery just by running.” KnowsMenStoriesLightRunningSeeingTearsProudHeroMen And WomenSlaveryBraveExcitedRevolutionaryRebelRevoltRailroadsBrave ManUnderground Railroad Author:Jurnee Smollett
“Fortunately, I come from an activist mother, so I didn't have to rely on the history books. The history books teach us nothing about the Underground Railroad aside from Harriet Tubman. So I knew more about it but, obviously, I had to dig deeper and expand my knowledge and do a lot of research once I took this project on. I had, like, a good two months to research before we started shooting, which isn't a lot, and I continued it throughout the five months of us shooting.” TwoBookMotherTeachFiveMonthsProjectsResearchDeeperShootingRelyActivistRailroadsTwo MonthsHistory BooksDig DeepUnderground Railroad Author:Jurnee Smollett
