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Freedom & Unity: The Vermont Movie

The six-part series is a collaboration of over two dozen Vermont filmmakers, led by award-winning filmmaker Nora Jacobson. Filmmakers, politicians, scholars, artists and citizens probe under Vermont's bucolic surface to reveal stories of class, race, labor, education, culture, the environment, and much more, woven together in a lively tapestry of gorgeous images, voices and people.

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Part One - A Very New Idea

Freedom & Unity: The Vermont Movie Episode 1 | 81m 47s | CC

Explore the roots from which the future state of Vermont grew. Samuel de Champlain paves the way for Yankee immersion into native culture. We look at early settlement, native peoples’ resistance, and the little-known history of African American settlers. Pioneer rebel Ethan Allen leads the struggle for independence.

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