Hope of Escape(2024)
A film by Amy Gerber-Stroh
An enslaved mother and daughter must escape before they are sold and separated forever. Their only hope is to connect with their free relatives in the North and convince the most powerful abolitionists of their time to help them.
Movie: Hope of Escape
Top 10 Billed Cast
Julia Williams Garnet
Ann Williams Crawford
William Lloyd Garrison
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