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Slavery and the making of America Cover Image DVD DVD

Slavery and the making of America [videorecording] / producer, Dante J. James.

Freeman, Morgan, (narrator.). James, Dante J., (television producer.). PBS Distribution (Firm), (publisher.). WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), (production company.). Narrated by Morgan Freeman. (Cast).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781531701970
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (188 minutes) : sound, colour with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 inches
  • Publisher: [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2018]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Subtitles are a function of the disc and serve the same purpose as closed captions"--Container.
Originally broadcast as episodes of the four part television program in 2004.
Title from disc surface.
Formatted Contents Note:
Episode 1. The downward spiral -- episode 2. Liberty in the air -- episode 3. Seeds of destruction -- episode 4. The challenge of freedom.
Participant or Performer Note:
Narrated by Morgan Freeman.
Target Audience Note:
E.
System Details Note:
DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen; stereo.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Language Note:
In English, with English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Subject: African Americans > History.
African Americans > Social conditions > History.
Slavery > United States > History.
Genre: Documentary television programs.
Historical television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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5111 . ‡aNarrated by Morgan Freeman.
520 . ‡aThe 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.
521 . ‡aE.
538 . ‡aDVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen; stereo.
540 . ‡aFor private home use only.
546 . ‡aIn English, with English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
546 . ‡aClosed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
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