Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD, NTSC, full screen (4x3) presentation; Dolby digital. |
Performer |
Narrated by Morgan Freeman. |
Credits |
Editor, Lillian Benson ; director of photography, Arthur Jafa. |
Note |
Originally broadcast in 1991. |
Audience |
Not rated. |
Summary |
Chronicles the formation and battlefield heroics of the first all-black Union regiment, the Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry. Highlights of this documentary include archival daguerreotypes, tintypes, lithographs, and commentary by various historians. |
Note |
Special features: Access to the American Experience Web site. |
Language |
English dialogue; closed-captioned. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 54th (1863-1865)
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African American soldiers -- Massachusetts.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- African Americans.
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Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Added Author |
Shearer, Jacqueline.
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Freeman, Morgan. Narrator.
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WGBH Video (Firm)
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Added Title |
Massachusetts fifty-fourth colored infantry |
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American experience (Television program)
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ISBN |
1593755384 |
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9781593755386 |
Standard No. |
783421406094 |
Music No. |
WG40609 WGBH Boston Video |
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