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Africans in America. Part 4, Judgment day. Interview with William Dusinberre, professor of history, University of Warwick /

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William Dusinberre is interviewed about Frances "Fanny" Kemble, wife of Pierce Butler and her journals documenting slave life; brutality on Butler Island, the lives of headman Frank and the rape of his wife Betty on Butler Island, the breaking up of families, Dusinberre's belief that...

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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:
Dusinberre, William, > 1930- > Interviews.
Butler family.
Butler (Famille)
Slavery > Georgia > History > 19th century.
Plantation life > Georgia > History > 19th century.
Vie dans les plantations > Géorgie (État) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Plantation life.
Slavery.
Georgia.
1800-1899
interviews.
History.
Interviews.
Unedited footage.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:William Dusinberre is interviewed about Frances "Fanny" Kemble, wife of Pierce Butler and her journals documenting slave life; brutality on Butler Island, the lives of headman Frank and the rape of his wife Betty on Butler Island, the breaking up of families, Dusinberre's belief that slaves practiced non-violent protest, coping mechanisms of slaves, Cooper London, the wealth and power of the Butler family, the Weeping Time. Dusinberre shows and discusses the historical records from Butler Island.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed September 12, 2017).
Physical Description:1 online resource (93 min.)
Playing Time:01:32:48