| Description |
1 online resource (7 video files (approximately 354 min.)) : sd., col. |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
| Contents |
Episode 1 1625-1863 - The Shadows of Slavery Episode 2 1863-1870 - The Emancipation Proclamation Episode 3 1870-1909 - Separate But Equal Episode 4 1909-WWII - Regardless of the Color of One's Skin Episode 5 1945-1963 - The Double Victory Episode 6 1963-1968 - The Civil Rights Era Episode 7 1968-Today - Heroes of Hope. |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Performer |
Narrator: Coby Batty. |
| Summary |
In 1860, the nation founded upon an idea that all men are created equal and endowed by their creator with the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness had as many as four hundred thousand slave-owners and almost four million slaves. By denying these rights to more than twelve percent of its population, America would soon pay with the blood of a generation. The story of African Slavery in America started with the first permanent English Colony in the 17th century... and ended with the Civil War. But those two hundred and fifty years of struggle were just the beginning. The beginning of a journey down the long Emancipation Road... |
| Audience |
Rated TVPG. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Slavery -- United States -- History.
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African Americans -- Civil rights -- History.
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| Added Author |
Batty, Coby, narrator.
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hoopla digital.
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| Music No. |
MWT11284835 |
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