This sprawling miniseries tells the true story of Harriet Tubman. A Woman Called Moses stars Cicely Tyson as real-life escaped slave Harriet Tubman. At the risk of recapture, Tubman helped organize the underground railroad, which enabled hundreds of slaves to make their way to the freedom of the Northern states. Adding to the tension are Harriet"s frequent epileptic fainting spells. Orson Welles narrates this adaptation of Marcy Heidish"s novel.