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Africans in America. Part 4, Judgment day. Interview with James Horton, Benjamin Banneker Professor of American Studies and History, George Washington University /

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James Horton is interviewed about life in 1830 in Washington DC, the vulnerability of free blacks, Solomon Northup, petitions against slavery, the Amistad case, harassment of abolitionists, rise of free black communities, Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, Anthony Burns, how slavery has shaped American cul...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Smith, Llewellyn (Producer, Director)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Boston, MA : WGBH Educational Foundation, [1998]
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Horton, James Oliver > Interviews.
Horton, James Oliver.
African Americans > History > To 1863.
Slavery > United States > Public opinion.
Antislavery movements > United States > History > 19th century.
Slavery > United States > History > 19th century.
Abolitionists > United States > History > 19th century.
Noirs américains > Histoire > Jusqu'à 1863.
Esclavage > États-Unis > Opinion publique.
Mouvements antiesclavagistes > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Esclavage > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Abolitionnistes > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Abolitionists.
African Americans.
Antislavery movements.
Slavery.
Slavery > Public opinion.
United States.
To 1899
Interview
interviews.
History.
Interviews.
Unedited footage.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:James Horton is interviewed about life in 1830 in Washington DC, the vulnerability of free blacks, Solomon Northup, petitions against slavery, the Amistad case, harassment of abolitionists, rise of free black communities, Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, Anthony Burns, how slavery has shaped American culture, Bleeding Kansas, John Brown, Dangerfield Newby, Harpers Ferry, abolitionist movement becomes violent, slavery as an embarrassment in front of the world, 18th century African Burial Ground in New York City, resistance to maintain human dignity.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed September 12, 2017).
Physical Description:1 online resource (82 min.)
Playing Time:01:22:00