| Description |
2 videodiscs (360 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
WGBH Boston Video (DVD Videodiscs) ; WG999.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1, fullscreen presentation; Dolby Digital. |
| Performer |
Narrator: Angela Bassett. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Michael Chin, also Buddy Squires (Program 3) ; editor, Charles Scott (programs 1-2), Jean Boucicat (programs 3-4) ; narrator, Angela Bassett ; music score, Bernice Johnson Reagon ; associate producer, Patricia Garcia Rios. |
| Event |
Originally broadcast on PBS October 19-22, 1998. |
| Summary |
This program follows the history of American slavery from its birth to the Civil War. Considers the contradictions that lie at the heart of the founding of the American nation. The infant democracy pronounced all men to be created equal while enslaving one race to benefit another. Portrays the struggles of the African people in America, from their arrival in the 1600s to the last days of the Civil War. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. The terrible transformation ; Revolution -- Disc 2. Brotherly love ; Judgment day. |
| Language |
English dialogue; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Slavery -- United States -- History.
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Slavery -- Economic aspects -- United States -- History.
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Slavery -- Justification.
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United States -- History -- Colonial period, approximately 1600-1775.
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African Americans -- History -- To 1863.
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| Genre/Form |
Television programs.
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Documentary television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Bagwell, Orlando.
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Bellows, Susan.
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Walker, W. Noland.
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Jones, Jacquie.
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Smith, Llewellyn.
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Fayer, Steve, 1935-
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Bassett, Angela.
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Reagon, Bernice Johnson, 1942-
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Johnson, Charles, 1948-
Africans in America.
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WGBH Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
America's journey through slavery |
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Africans in America (Television program)
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Terrible transformation.
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Revolution.
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Brotherly love.
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Judgment day.
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| ISBN |
157807553X: $49.99 |
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9781578075539 |
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0793692466 |
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9780793692460 |
| Standard No. |
783421323094 |
| Music No. |
WG999 WGBH Boston Video |
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