For Love of Liberty!

Description

Sections include... *Introduction: Colin Powell and Halle Berry. *The Revolution: An escaped slave is among the first to die for freedom. *The British Are Coming: Black men fight at Concord and Bunker Hill. *George Washington Takes Command: General Washington will not accept blacks in the Continental Army. *The 1st Rhode Island Regiment: When finally accepted, black soldiers fight heroically. *E Pluribus Unum: Out of many, one-except blacks. *War of 1812: Halle Berry introduction. *Black Men at Sea: Ten percent of all sailors are black. *The Battle of New Orleans: Slaves and free men of color join the fight. *The Abolitionists: Race is tearing the nation apart. *The Civil War: Halle Berry introduction. *Blacks Can't Fight: The North doesn't want black troops. *The Gunboat Planter: Slaves steal a rebel gunboat.

Runtime

45 min

Series

Subjects

Geography

Genre

Date of Publication

[2013], c2010

Database

Films on Demand

Direct Link

Similar Films

The black church. Friend or foe?
American experience. Freedom riders. 2 of 2
Herskovits at the Heart Of Blackness
Tulia, Texas
Seven songs for Malcolm X
American experience. Jubilee Singers. 1 of 3
Shades of black. Diversity in African American identity
Tony Brown's Journal. Something For Nothing Or The American Solution. Reparations
African-American Lives 2. The Road Home
40 Years Later. Our People
Power! 1967-1968
Trouble behind
Where do we go from here? A dialogue on race
Women Leaders and Organizers. You Can Do This
American experience. Freedom riders. 3 of 3