Slavery and the Making of America

Feb 09, 2005 (en) Documentary [55] Min
  • First Air Date
    Feb 09, 2005
  • Production
    Thirteen
  • Rotten tomato
    78%
  • Original title
    Slavery and the Making of America
  • Release
    Feb 09, 2005
  • en
    -

Overview

The history of American slavery from its beginnings in the British colonies to its end in the Southern states and the years of post-Civil War Reconstruction. Looks at slavery as an integral part of a developing nation, challenging the long held notion that slavery was exclusively a Southern enterprise. Simultaneously focuses on the remarkable stories of individual slaves, offering new perspectives on the slave experience and testifying to the active role that Africans and African Americans took in surviving their bondage and shaping their own lives.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer

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Casts

  1. Morgan Freeman

    Self - Narrator (voice)

  2. Chauncey Herring

    Reenactor

  3. Justin Jackson

    Reenactor

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 3 / Crews : 6

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Feb 09, 2005 (en)
Documentary
[55] Min
  • First Air Date Feb 09, 2005
  • Production
    Thirteen
  • Rotten tomato 78%
Original Title Slavery and the Making of America
en

Overview

The history of American slavery from its beginnings in the British colonies to its end in the Southern states and the years of post-Civil War Reconstruction. Looks at slavery as an integral part of a developing nation, challenging the long held notion that slavery was exclusively a Southern enterprise. Simultaneously focuses on the remarkable stories of individual slaves, offering new perspectives on the slave experience and testifying to the active role that Africans and African Americans took in surviving their bondage and shaping their own lives.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer