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Africans in America. Part 1, The terrible transformation. Interview with Peter Wood, professor of history, Duke University. 1 of 2 /

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Peter Wood is interviewed about the first settlers who came to America, the need for labor in Jamestown, English Protestantism, the implications of tobacco on labor needs in Virginia, the Africans' arrival in 1619, inheriting the mother's slave status, the shift from indentured servitude t...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Bagwell, Orlando (Director, Producer), Bellows, Susan (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Boston, MA : WGBH Educational Foundation, [1998]
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Wood, Peter H., > 1943- > Interviews.
Wood, Peter H., > 1943-
African Americans > History > To 1863.
Slavery > United States > History > 17th century.
United States > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Virginia > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Noirs américains > Histoire > Jusqu'à 1863.
Esclavage > États-Unis > Histoire > 17e siècle.
États-Unis > Histoire > ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale)
Virginie > Histoire > ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale)
African Americans
Slavery
United States
Virginia
To 1863
Interview
interviews.
History
Interviews
Unedited footage
Interviews.
Unedited footage.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Peter Wood is interviewed about the first settlers who came to America, the need for labor in Jamestown, English Protestantism, the implications of tobacco on labor needs in Virginia, the Africans' arrival in 1619, inheriting the mother's slave status, the shift from indentured servitude to lifelong slavery, the difference between being a slave and a servant, the meaning of indentured servants, and the Africans' experience.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed September 12, 2017).
Physical Description:1 online resource (113 min.)
Playing Time:01:52:59