Home to Buxton
North Buxton, near Chatham, Ontario, has been a black settlement since the middle of the last century, when it was one of the destinations of escaped slaves traveling north on the Underground Railroad. Prieto and McTair went to Buxton to record one year's 'homecoming,' and came back with a celebratory reminder of the long history blacks have had in Canada. -- Images Festival
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Home to Buxton
- Overview
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Jan 1, 1987
Runtime
0h 29m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
Home to Buxton
Production Companies
Prieto-McTair Productions
Director
Roger McTair
Description
North Buxton, near Chatham, Ontario, has been a black settlement since the middle of the last century, when it was one of the destinations of escaped slaves traveling north on the Underground Railroad. Prieto and McTair went to Buxton to record one year's 'homecoming,' and came back with a celebratory reminder of the long history blacks have had in Canada. -- Images Festival
