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Freedom's Road : slavery & the opposition /

By the 19th century the United States was the only western country still practicing slavery. Every European nation had already abolished the practice of buying and selling human beings for labor. America's northern states had ended slavery too, but in the South the white community vowed to do a...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Gillam, Martin, Lusitana, Donna E.
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Original language in English.
Published: New York, NY : A & E Television Networks, [1995]
Series:American history in video.
Subjects:
Slavery > United States > 19th century.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
Esclavage > États-Unis > 19e siècle.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession)
Slavery.
United States.
1800-1899
Streaming videos.
Documentary films.
History.
Nonfiction films.
Documentaires.
Films autres que de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:By the 19th century the United States was the only western country still practicing slavery. Every European nation had already abolished the practice of buying and selling human beings for labor. America's northern states had ended slavery too, but in the South the white community vowed to do anything necessary to hold on to slavery, even if that meant civil war.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 electronic resource (48 min.)).
Playing Time:00:47:23