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Thoreau Begins to Work with the Underground Railroad
March 31, 2026
In 1850, the U.S. Congress passes the Fugitive Slave Act, makes it legal for slave owners to reclaim any runaways, even those who had escaped to free states. The women of the Thoreau household had already been active in the Underground Railroad, but this new law spurs Thoreau into action, too. Thoreau gives an impassioned speech about the freedoms that all human beings deserve titled "Walking."
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Joe Polis Teaches Thoreau the Penobscot View of Nature
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On an excursion, a Penobscot leader teaches Thoreau about the Penobscot culture and language....
Official Trailer
March 30, 2026
The life and work of Henry David Thoreau still inspire and resonate with people today.
Ralph Waldo Emerson's Mentorship of Henry David Thoreau
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Thoreau moves in with Ralph Waldo Emerson's family, but personal tragedy strikes both families....
Henry David Thoreau Moves to Walden Pond
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On July 4th, 1845, Henry David Thoreau moves into a 10x15-foot house on Walden Pond.
Making Henry David Thoreau
March 30, 2026
Filmmakers Erik Ewers and Christopher Loren Ewers discuss the making of 'Henry David Thoreau'....
An Introduction to the Words and Life of Henry David Thoreau
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Henry David Thoreau spent his life experimenting and contemplating on how to live a good life....
Thoreau Challenges Justice with His Essay "Civil Disobedience"
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Thoreau's refusal to support what he saw as injustice culminates in his essay "Civil Disobedience."...
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