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DVD

Slavery and the making of America

Call Number

  • DVD 306.362 S6319 (CEN, EAS, WSQ)

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Languages

In English, with optional English subtitles.

Performers

Narrated by Morgan Freeman.

Publication Information

[Arlington, VA] : PBS Distribution, [2018]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (approximately 188 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

The landmark four-part series documents the history of American slavery from its beginnings in the British colonies to its end in the Southern states, and through the years of post-Civil War Reconstruction. The series examines the integral role slavery played in shaping the new country's development, challenging the long-held notion that it was exclusively a Southern enterprise.

Notes

Title from container.

"Subtitles are a function of the disc and serve the same purpose as closed captions"--Container.

Originally broadcast as a four-part mini-series on PBS in 2004.

Contents

  • Episode 1. The downward spiral
  • Episode 2. Liberty in the eair
  • Episode 3. Seeds of destruction
  • Episode 4. The challenge of freedom.

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