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Africans in America. Part 1, The terrible transformation. Interview with David Blight, professor of history and black studies, Amherst College. 1 of 4 /

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David Blight is interviewed about how the age of discovery led to expansion requiring labor, the formation of the Royal African Company, and the meaning of British participation in the slave trade, the transition from indentured servitude to slavery, slavery and the growth of American society, erosi...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Bagwell, Orlando (Producer), Bellows, Susan (Producer, Director)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Boston, MA : WGBH Educational Foundation, [1998]
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Blight, David W. > Interviews.
Blight, David W.
African Americans > History > To 1863.
Slavery > United States > History > 17th century.
Slave trade.
United States > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Noirs américains > Histoire > Jusqu'à 1863.
Esclavage > États-Unis > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Esclaves > Commerce.
États-Unis > Histoire > ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale)
African Americans.
Slavery.
United States.
To 1863
Interview
interviews.
History.
Interviews.
Unedited footage.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:David Blight is interviewed about how the age of discovery led to expansion requiring labor, the formation of the Royal African Company, and the meaning of British participation in the slave trade, the transition from indentured servitude to slavery, slavery and the growth of American society, erosion of human relationships.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed September 20, 2017).
Physical Description:1 online resource (28 min.)
Playing Time:00:27:45