''The Quest for Freedom'' is a 1992 historical film about

abolitionist Abolitionism, or the abolitionist movement, is the movement to end slavery. In Western Europe and the Americas, abolitionism was a historic movement that sought to end the Atlantic slave trade and liberate the enslaved people. The British ...

Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman (born Araminta Ross, March 10, 1913) was an American abolitionist and social activist. Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and subsequently made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 slaves, including family and friends, us ...

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Ben, a rebellious young

African American African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ens ...

, mysteriously becomes trapped in the past with abolitionist

. He experiences life with Tubman as a slave on a Maryland plantation. When the master of the plantation dies, Ben and Harriet use the

Underground Railroad The Underground Railroad was a network of clandestine routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early- to mid-19th century. It was used by enslaved African Americans primarily to escape into free states and Canada. T ...

to gain their freedom and escape Pennsylvania. Ben discovers purpose and courage in his own life upon returning to his own time.

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* * 1992 films 1992 short films African-American films American short films Films about slavery Cultural depictions of Harriet Tubman American historical films Films about time travel 1990s historical films Works about the Underground Railroad 1990s English-language films Films directed by Fred Holmes 1990s American films {{historic-film-stub

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