Africans in America. Part 2, Revolution. Interview with Thomas J. Davis, professor of history, Arizona State University and author of "Africans in the Americas: a history of the black diaspora". 2 of 2 /
Thomas J. Davis is interviewed about Venture Smith and the relationship between slave and slave holder, Venture's loss of his family and the purchase of their freedom, the difference between a free Negro and a free person, the importance of waterways in colonial life, Venture Smith's acqui...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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Boston, MA :
WGBH Educational Foundation,
[1998]
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | Thomas J. Davis is interviewed about Venture Smith and the relationship between slave and slave holder, Venture's loss of his family and the purchase of their freedom, the difference between a free Negro and a free person, the importance of waterways in colonial life, Venture Smith's acquisition of land, the significance of the Revolutionary War, Venture Smith as slave owner, The Constitution's sanction of slavery and what it meant to Venture Smith. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed September 12, 2017). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (43 min.) |
| Playing Time: | 00:43:18 |