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Africans in America. Part 4, Judgment day. Interview with Catherine Clinton, writer and historian /

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Catherine Clinton is interviewed about Frances "Fanny" Kemble, her marriage to Pierce Butler, and her journals documenting slave life on Butler Island, the lives of women slaves, the breaking of families, the Weeping Time, slavery as a symbol of power and how it still impacts American soci...

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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:
Clinton, Catherine, > 1952- > Interviews.
Kemble, Fanny, > 1809-1893.
Clinton, Catherine, > 1952-
Slavery > United States > Public opinion.
Plantation life > Georgia > History > 19th century.
Slavery > United States > History > 19th century.
Esclavage > États-Unis > Opinion publique.
Vie dans les plantations > Géorgie (État) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Esclavage > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Plantation life.
Slavery.
Slavery > Public opinion.
Georgia.
United States.
1800-1899
Interview
interviews.
History.
Interviews.
Unedited footage.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Catherine Clinton is interviewed about Frances "Fanny" Kemble, her marriage to Pierce Butler, and her journals documenting slave life on Butler Island, the lives of women slaves, the breaking of families, the Weeping Time, slavery as a symbol of power and how it still impacts American society.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed September 12, 2017).
Physical Description:1 online resource (73 min.)
Playing Time:01:13:18
Awards:Nominated 1999 NAACP Image Award, Outstanding News, Talk or Information Special
Nominated 1999 Online Film & Television Association, Best Informational Special
Won 1998 Peabody Award