Unearthing the slave trade /
On the eve of the American Revolution, New York City had the largest number of enslaved Africans of any colonial settlement outside Charleston. Though this has seldom been acknowledged, African labor was essential in the building of New York. Today, archeological excavation of sites on both sides of...
| Corporate Authors: | , , |
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| Format: | Video VHS |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Films for the Humanities & Sciences,
1993.
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| Summary: | On the eve of the American Revolution, New York City had the largest number of enslaved Africans of any colonial settlement outside Charleston. Though this has seldom been acknowledged, African labor was essential in the building of New York. Today, archeological excavation of sites on both sides of the Atlantic is bringing to light aspects of the slave trade long buried in the liberal minds of those north of the Mason-Dixon line. |
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| Item Description: | Originally produced for television broadcast in 1993. "FFH5013." Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videocassette (28 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. |
| Format: | VHS. |