"Jared Brock's biography of Josiah Henson is a laudable attempt to piece together the story of a man nearly lost to history and broken by slavery. The Road to Dawn is sure to become required reading in the archives of African American history.”
—Lonnie G. Bunch III, Founding Director, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Born a slave in Maryland, Josiah Henson escaped to Canada and rose to international prominence as a leader and abolitionist. In this ground-breaking new documentary narrated by Danny Glover (as seen on PBS), re-trace Josiah's 3000-mile journey from slavery to freedom.
Throughout history, pieces of Josiah's story have been chronicled in
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