DVD

The abolitionists [videorecording] / American Experience Films presents ; an Apograph Productions Inc. film for American Experience ; a production of WGBH ; written, produced & directed by Rob Rapley.

Brooks, Richard, 1962- (Added Author). Huff, Neal. (Added Author). Platt, Oliver. (Added Author). Rapley, Rob. (Added Author). Rapley, Rob. (Added Author). Serralles, Jeanine. (Added Author). Sheil, Kate Lyn. (Added Author). Smith, T. Ryder. (Added Author). PBS Distribution (Firm) (Added Author). WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) (Added Author). WGBH Educational Foundation. (Added Author).

Summary:

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781608838332 :
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 180 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Boston, Mass. : WGBH Educational Foundation ; c2013.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally broadcast on the television series, "The American experience."
Formatted Contents Note:	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.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Editors, John Chimples, Aljernon Tunsil ; cinematography, Tim Cragg ; original music, Tom Phillips ; narrator, Oliver Platt.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrator, Oliver Platt. Richard Brooks, Neal Huff, Jeanine Serralles, Kate Lyn Sheil, T. Ryder Smith.
Target Audience Note:	E.
System Details Note:	DVD, Region 1, widescreen presentation, 5.1 surround.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	For private home use only.
Language Note:	In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.