| Description |
1 videodisc (79 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical stereo rda |
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NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 rda |
| System Details |
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; stereo; full screen presentation, preserving the aspect ratio of the original television exhibition. |
| Language |
In English; closed-captioned. |
| Performer |
Narrator, Joe Morton ; commentators, Russell Banks, Bruce Olds, Margaret Washington, Dennis Frye, Edward J. Renehan Jr., James O. Horton, James Brewer Stewart, Paul Finkelman, Charles Joyner ; reenactors, Bill Gaddy, Junius Harris, Jon Isaacson, Ed Merchand, Anndromita Moodie, Sherry Porter, James Wassel ; voices, René Auberjonois, Melendy Britt, Scott Cleverdon, Richard Doyle, Barry Shabaka Henley, Harris Yulin. |
| Credits |
Editor, Leonard Feinstein ; cinematographer, Buddy Squires ; music, Mark Adler ; researcher, Melissa Adelson ; advisors: Paul Finkelman, Eric Foner, Dennis Frye, James O. Horton, Martin Kenner, Jean Libby, Stephen B. Oates, James Brewer Stewart, Geoffrey C. Ward. |
| Event |
Originally broadcast by PBS as an episode of the television series American experience on February 28, 2000. |
| Note |
Date at end of program: ©2002. |
| Audience |
MPAA Rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
On December 2, 1859, a tall, gaunt, fifty-nine-year-old man was executed in Virginia before 1500 armed guards. Just a month earlier, few had heard of John Brown, a red-faced, thread-bare, scare-crow of a man with wild reddish brown hair whose sky-blue eyes held a look that bespoke madness, who one terrible night in Kansas committed cold-blooded murder as he embarked on a violent crusade to end slavery. Now his name divided North from South. Was he a martyr or a madman, a fanatic or a hero? More than a century later, John Brown--who helped bring on the bloodiest American upheaval ever--remains one of America's most controversial and misunderstood figures. |
| Contents |
A national symbol -- Religious principles -- A pledge to end slavery -- The slavery debate -- The Pottawatomie Massacre -- Northern sympathizers -- Harpers Ferry -- Immortalized -- Credits. |
| Note |
Special feature: Teacher's Guide [PDF format printable discussion guide, requires a DVD-ROM and Adobe Acrobat]; web links [text feature]. |
| Subject |
Brown, John, 1800-1859.
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Abolitionists -- United States -- Biography.
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Abolitionists -- United States -- Attitudes.
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Abolitionists -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Christianity and politics -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Kansas -- History -- 1854-1861.
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Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) -- History -- John Brown's Raid, 1859.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1849-1861.
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Brown, John, 1800-1859. (OCoLC)fst00034505
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John Brown's Raid (Harpers Ferry, West Virginia : 1859) (OCoLC)fst01353470
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Abolitionists. (OCoLC)fst00794478
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Abolitionists -- Attitudes.
(OCoLC)fst00794479
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Antislavery movements. (OCoLC)fst00810800
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Christianity and politics. (OCoLC)fst00859736
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Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
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Kansas. (OCoLC)fst01204323
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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West Virginia -- Harpers Ferry.
(OCoLC)fst01212444
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| Chronological Term |
1800 - 1899
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| Genre/Form |
Films for the hearing impaired (OCoLC)fst01710386
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Biographical television programs. (OCoLC)fst01726117
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Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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Documentary television programs. (OCoLC)fst01710387
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Historical television programs. (OCoLC)fst01726125
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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Historical television programs.
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Biographical television programs.
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Documentary television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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Documentary -- Television series.
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Biographical (Nonfiction) -- Television series.
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| Added Author |
Kenner, Robert, 1950- television director, television producer. Director. Producer.
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Chowder, Ken, screenwriter. Screenwriter.
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Morton, Joe, 1947- narrator. Narrator.
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Adler, Mark, composer (expression)
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Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
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Robert Kenner Films, production company.
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WGBH Educational Foundation.
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WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
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PBS Home Video.
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| Added Title |
American experience (Television program)
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| ISBN |
0793691095 |
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9780793691098 |
| Standard No. |
841887006101 |
| Music No. |
AMER6205 PBS Home Video |
