Underground Railroad

This Another View special is a half hour program that explores how the Underground Railroad operated in New Jersey. As a crucial point of entry for slaves escaping along the eastern corridor, New Jersey was important in the Underground Railroad network.

This program will take a look at the newly published New Jersey Historical Commission Guide to the Underground Railroad that identifies specific locations and structures in New Jersey considered to be Underground Railroad sites. One of these sites is the backdrop for this Another View special. The Macedonia African Methodist Episcopal Church in Camden is that city's oldest black institution and, as such, played a prominent role in helping slaves obtain their freedom.

Experts interviewed include Giles Wright, Director, Afro-American History Program New Jersey Historical Commission; Dr. Spencer Crew, Executive Director of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati; and Dorothy Lipscomb, President & Founder of the Macedonia AME Church Historical Committee.

News veteran Candace Kelley Matlock is the program's host.

Photos courtesy of the NJ Historical Commission.

Airs Tuesday, April 2 at 6:30 pm; rebroadcast Sunday, April 7 at 7:30 am.