The Heritage of slavery

Series: Of Black America Series

Duration: 52

Genre: Documentary | Educational | Historical

Year Published: 1968

Creator: BFA

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Discusses the arrival in the United States of the first slaves, and their importance in the economic development of the South. Comments on the discrimination and unemployment experienced by Blacks in the North and South today. , Discusses the arrival of the first slaves in America and their importance in the economic development of the South. Reveals how Africans were abducted from their families, culture, and dignity; herded into ships; and sold in the Americas. Discusses the many slave revolts, the underground railways, and the effects of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, allowing slave owners to reclaim runaway slaves. Points out that defacto slavery still exists in many southern states--particularly Mississippi. Contrasts the heritage of blacks and whites in the United States, and summarizes the black heritage of slavery as resurrection.

Complete Record: Discusses the arrival in the United States of the first slaves, and their importance in the economic development of the South. Comments on the discrimination and unemployment experienced by Blacks in the North and South today. , NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.