1 videodisc (ca. 180 min.) :sd., col. with b&w sequences ;4 3/4 in.
Originally broadcast on the television series, "The American experience."
Part 1. (54 min.) Introduction -- Angelina's religious struggle -- Slavery and the American economy -- The Liberator -- The postal campaign -- Garrison faces a mob -- Angelina & Theodore Weld -- Leaving the American anti-slavery society.
Part 2. (54 min.) Introduction -- Douglass escapes slavery -- Douglass flees to Great Britain -- The North Star -- Harriet's loss -- The great compromise -- Uncle Tom's cabin.
Part 3. (54 min.) Introduction -- Battle over Kansas -- Raid on Harpers Ferry -- The Civil War begins -- The Emancipation Proclamation -- Victory.
Editors, John Chimples, Aljernon Tunsil ; cinematography, Tim Cragg ; original music, Tom Phillips ; narrator, Oliver Platt.
Narrator, Oliver Platt.
Richard Brooks, Neal Huff, Jeanine Serralles, Kate Lyn Sheil, T. Ryder Smith.
Radicals. Agitators. Troublemakers. Liberators. Called many names, the abolitionists tore the nation apart in order to create a more perfect union. Men and women, black and white, Northerners and Southerners, poor and wealthy, these passionate anti-slavery activists fought body and soul in the most important civil rights crusade in American history.
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DVD, Region 1, widescreen presentation, 5.1 surround.
For private home use only.
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
1.Brown, John,--1800-1859.2.Douglass, Frederick,--1818-1895.3.Garrison, William Lloyd,--1805-1879.4.Grimké, Angelina Emily,--1805-1879.5.Stowe, Harriet Beecher,--1811-1896.1.Abolitionists--United States.2.Antislavery movements--United States.3.Documentary television programs.4.Historical television programs.5.Slavery--United States--History.Dynamic Details