Dear America

1999 - 2000

A Picture of Freedom

14th March 1999

Episode 1

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.

Dreams in the Golden Country

1st April 1999

Episode 2

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.

A Journey to the New World

6th May 1999

Episode 3

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.

Standing in the Light

12th September 1999

Episode 4

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.

So Far From Home

2nd October 1999

Episode 5

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.

The Winter of Red Snow

6th November 1999

Episode 6

During the Revolutionary War, young Abby Stewart befriends Martha Washington and helps Revolutionary soldiers in Valley Forge, PA.

Color Me Dark

7th February 2000

Episode 7

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.

A Line in the Sand

10th April 2000

Episode 8

In this fictional account of Texan history, a young pioneer girl writes in her diary of the fight for freedom against the Mexicans.

When Will This Cruel War Be Over?

5th July 2000

Episode 9

Living in the Confederate South during the Civil War, a young Confederate girl faces a dilemma when a Union soldier is injured at her doorstep.

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Based on the best-selling Scholastic books; Dear America features the rich and spirited stories of young women at various turning points in history.

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Deborah Forte

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Bill Siegler

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Martha Atwater

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Lena Cordina

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Ian Brock

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Christie Dreyfuss

Executive In Charge Of Production

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Jack Lenz

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Douglas John Cameron

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