Description |
1 DVD (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
digital |
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optical |
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video file |
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DVD video |
System Details |
DVD. |
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System requirements for DVD-ROM features (Windows): PC with Intel Pentium II or higher processor; Windows 98/2000/XP; DVD-ROM drive. |
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System requirements for DVD-ROM features (Macintosh): Power Macintosh G3; System 9.2 or Mac OSX 10.1.5, 10.2.6 or 10.3; DVD-ROM drive. |
Note |
Title from container. |
Performer |
Narrator, Morgan Freeman. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
Summary |
Episode 4 (The Challenge of Freedom). Looks at Civil War and Reconstruction through the experiences of South Carolina slave Robert Smalls. It chronicles Smalls' daring escape to freedom, his military service, and his tenure as a congressman after the war. As the events of Smalls' life unfold, the complexities of this period in American history are revealed. The episode shows the transformation of the war from a struggle for union to a battle over slavery. It examines the black contribution to the war effort and traces the gains and losses of newly freed African Americans during Reconstruction. The 13th amendment abolished slavery in 1865, the 14th and 15th amendments guaranteed black civil rights, and the Freedmen's Bureau offered aid to former slaves throughout the 1870s. Yet simultaneously, the formation of militant groups, such as the Ku Klux Klan threatened the future of racial equality and segregation laws began to appear across the country. Slavery's eradication had not brought an end to black oppression. |
Contents |
v. 1. The downward spiral -- v. 2. Liberty in the air -- v. 3. Seeds of destruction -- v. 4. The challenge of freedom. |
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Special features include printable documents. |
Language |
Soundtrack in English with optional subtitles in English and Spanish. |
Subject |
Slavery -- United States -- History.
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Slavery. |
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United States. |
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History. |
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African Americans -- History -- To 1863.
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African Americans. |
Chronological Term |
To 1863 |
Genre/Form |
Documentary television programs.
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Documentary television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Added Author |
James, Dante J.
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Freeman, Morgan.
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WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
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Ambrose Video Publishing.
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Added Title |
Challenge of freedom |
Standard No. |
739815002861 |
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