Episodes
1. A Picture of Freedom
March 14, 1999
30 min
In the pre-Civil War South, a young slave girl secretly learns how to read and write. She determines to help and teach other slaves.
Guest Stars:
Shadia Simmons, Alison Sealy-Smith, Erica Luttrell, Jason Burke, Richard Sali
2. Dreams in the Golden Country
April 1, 1999
30 min
A Russian Jewish immigrant girl lives with her family in a tenement on the Lower East Side. She strives to learn English and pursue her dream of acting.
Guest Stars:
Natalie Vansier, Dov Tiefenbach, Heather Brown, Joshua Peace, Maggie Huculak
3. A Journey to the New World
7.0
May 6, 1999
30 min
Mem, a 12-year-old Pilgrim, has just arrived in the New World. With the help of an American Indian, she endures her first year at Plymouth Colony.
Guest Stars:
Alison Pill, Andrew Airlie, Brenda Bazinet, Kennetch Charlette, Donald Burda
4. Standing in the Light
3.3
September 12, 1999
30 min
A young Quaker girl captured by an Indian tribe falls in love with a handsome warrior and wonders if she will be able to return to her old life.
Guest Stars:
Marc Donato, Stephanie Mills, Grant Nickalls, Madeleine Bergeron, C. David Johnson
5. So Far From Home
October 2, 1999
30 min
Mary, a teenage immigrant from Ireland, finds that working in a mill in Lowell, Massachusetts is not what she'd envisioned as new life in America.
6. The Winter of Red Snow
November 6, 1999
30 min
During the Revolutionary War, young Abby Stewart befriends Martha Washington and helps Revolutionary soldiers in Valley Forge, PA.
7. Color Me Dark
February 7, 2000
30 min
A young African-American girl moves north with her family to Chicago -- the land of opportunity -- hoping to escape the racism of the rural south.
8. A Line in the Sand
April 10, 2000
30 min
In this fictional account of Texan history, a young pioneer girl writes in her diary of the fight for freedom against the Mexicans.
