Africans in America. Judgment day. Part 4
Description
James Horton is interviewed about life in 1830 in Washington DC, the vulnerability of free blacks, Solomon Northup, petitions against slavery, the Amistad case, harassment of abolitionists, rise of free black communities, Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, Anthony Burns, how slavery has shaped American culture, Bleeding Kansas, John Brown, Dangerfield Newby, Harpers Ferry, abolitionist movement becomes violent, slavery as an embarrassment in front of the world, 18th century African Burial Ground in New York City, resistance to maintain human dignity.
Runtime
82 minutes
Series
Subjects
Contributor
Geography
Genre
Database
Alexander Street
Direct Link
Similar Films
Africans in America. Judgment day. Part 4
American experience. The abolitionists. Part 4 of 4
American experience. The abolitionists. Part 4 of 5
Africans in America. Revolution. Part 2
American experience. The abolitionists. Part 3 of 4
American experience. John Brown's holy war. 2 of 5
American experience. John Brown's holy war. 1 of 3
American experience. John Brown's holy war. 2 of 5
The Abolitionists. Part 2
American experience. The abolitionists. Part 4 of 5
The Abolitionists. Part 3
American experience. John Brown's holy war. 5 of 6
Africans in America. Judgment day. Part 4
Africans in America. The terrible transformation. Part 1
Shaping America. U. S. history to 1877. Irrepressible conflicts. Lesson 20