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Africans in America. Part 1, The terrible transformation. Interview with Timothy Breen, William Smith Mason Professor of American History, Northwestern University /

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Timothy Breen is interviewed about Anthony Johnson and life in 17th century Virginia, life of a slave vs. life of a servant, how race becomes the basis of law and politics, Anthony Johnson as a land owner and a slave owner.

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:
Breen, T. H. > Interviews.
African Americans > History > To 1863.
African American slaveholders > Virginia > History > 17th century.
Slavery > United States > History > 17th century.
Virginia > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
United States > Race relations > History.
Noirs américains > Histoire > Jusqu'à 1863.
Propriétaires d'esclaves noirs américains > Virginie > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Esclavage > États-Unis > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Virginie > Histoire > ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale)
États-Unis > Relations raciales > Histoire.
African American slaveholders.
African Americans.
Race relations.
Slavery.
United States.
Virginia.
To 1863
Interview
interviews.
History.
Interviews.
Unedited footage.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Timothy Breen is interviewed about Anthony Johnson and life in 17th century Virginia, life of a slave vs. life of a servant, how race becomes the basis of law and politics, Anthony Johnson as a land owner and a slave owner.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed September 20, 2017).
Physical Description:1 online resource (50 min.)
Playing Time:00:50:22