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American Experience, John Brown's Holy War: Interview with historian Margaret Washington, 4 of 5
directed by Robert Kenner, fl. 1971; produced by Robert Kenner Films and WGBH Boston, in American Experience (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2000), 29 mins
Martyr, madman, murderer, hero: John Brown remains one of history's most controversial and misunderstood figures. In the 1850s, he and his ragtag guerrilla group embarked on a righteous crusade against slavery that was based on religious faith -- yet carried out with shocking violence. His execution at Harpers Fer...
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directed by Robert Kenner, fl. 1971; produced by Robert Kenner Films and WGBH Boston, in American Experience (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2000), 29 mins
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Martyr, madman, murderer, hero: John Brown remains one of history's most controversial and misunderstood figures. In the 1850s, he and his ragtag guerrilla group embarked on a righteous crusade against slavery that was based on religious faith -- yet carried out with shocking violence. His execution at Harpers Ferry sparked a chain of events that led to the Civil War. Washington talks about Boston - how did learned men, novelists, etc. support Jo...
Martyr, madman, murderer, hero: John Brown remains one of history's most controversial and misunderstood figures. In the 1850s, he and his ragtag guerrilla group embarked on a righteous crusade against slavery that was based on religious faith -- yet carried out with shocking violence. His execution at Harpers Ferry sparked a chain of events that led to the Civil War. Washington talks about Boston - how did learned men, novelists, etc. support John Brown's ideas - Boston - support for John Brown b/c US practically already at war, - Missouri - John Brown got 11 slaves to Canada, realized what was possible, Missouri - freeing slaves exhilarating for John Brown & slaves, Personality/N. Elba - paternalism, ultimate white man do-gooder
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Robert Kenner Films, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Robert Kenner, fl. 1971
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience
Person Discussed
Margaret Washington, fl. 1988, Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865, John Brown, 1800-1859
Topic / Theme
Slavery, Martyrdom, Leadership roles, Freed slaves, Abolitionists, John Brown, Execution, Charles Town, WV, December 2, 1859, U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865, Harpers Ferry Raid, VA, October 16, 1859, Political and Social Movements, Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859), African Americans, Americans
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John Brown, Execution, Charles Town, WV, December 2, 1859, U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865, Harpers Ferry Raid, VA, October 16, 1859
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American Experience, Season 12, Episode 8, Interview with Reavis Mitchell, Historian, 1 of 3
directed by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017; produced by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston; interview by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, in American Experience, Season 12, Episode 8 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 28 mins
Reavis Mitchell Interview about a group of young ex-slaves in Nashville, Tennessee, who set out on a mission to save their bankrupt school by giving concerts. Traveling first through cities in the North, then on to venues across Europe, the Jubilee Singers introduced audiences to the power of spirituals, the relig...
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directed by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017; produced by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston; interview by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, in American Experience, Season 12, Episode 8 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 28 mins
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Reavis Mitchell Interview about a group of young ex-slaves in Nashville, Tennessee, who set out on a mission to save their bankrupt school by giving concerts. Traveling first through cities in the North, then on to venues across Europe, the Jubilee Singers introduced audiences to the power of spirituals, the religious anthems of slavery. Driven to physical collapse and even death, the singers proved more successful - and more inspirational - than...
Reavis Mitchell Interview about a group of young ex-slaves in Nashville, Tennessee, who set out on a mission to save their bankrupt school by giving concerts. Traveling first through cities in the North, then on to venues across Europe, the Jubilee Singers introduced audiences to the power of spirituals, the religious anthems of slavery. Driven to physical collapse and even death, the singers proved more successful - and more inspirational - than anyone could have imagined.
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American History
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017
Date Published / Released
2000, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience
Person Discussed
Reavis Mitchell, fl. 1980-2017, George L. White, 1838-, Erastus Milo Cravath, 1833-1900, Clinton Bowen Fisk, 1828-1890
Topic / Theme
Vocal groups, Colleges and universities, Missionaries, Education, Refugee camps, Fugitive slaves, Reconstruction, US, 1865-1877, U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865, Family and Culture, Race and Gender, Political and Social Movements, Religion and Belief Systems, Reconstruction (1866–1876), Americans, African Americans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Reconstruction, US, 1865-1877, U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865
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American Experience, Season 16, Episode 2, Interview with David W. Blight, Historian, Yale University, 1 of 6
directed by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017; produced by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston; interview by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, in American Experience, Season 16, Episode 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 48 mins
In the tumultuous years after the Civil War (1863-77), America grappled with how to rebuild itself, how to successfully bring the South back into the Union and how to bring former slaves into the life of the country. Blight talks about Reconstruction as a referendum on the meaning of the Civil War, the Thirteenth...
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directed by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017; produced by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston; interview by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, in American Experience, Season 16, Episode 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 48 mins
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In the tumultuous years after the Civil War (1863-77), America grappled with how to rebuild itself, how to successfully bring the South back into the Union and how to bring former slaves into the life of the country. Blight talks about Reconstruction as a referendum on the meaning of the Civil War, the Thirteenth Amendment and emancipation, dealing with all the deaths from the war, Walt Whitman, William Sherman, Garrison Frazier, Field Order No....
In the tumultuous years after the Civil War (1863-77), America grappled with how to rebuild itself, how to successfully bring the South back into the Union and how to bring former slaves into the life of the country. Blight talks about Reconstruction as a referendum on the meaning of the Civil War, the Thirteenth Amendment and emancipation, dealing with all the deaths from the war, Walt Whitman, William Sherman, Garrison Frazier, Field Order No. 15, Sherman's March, the South in chaos, relationships between former masters and former slaves.
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017
Date Published / Released
2004, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience
Person Discussed
David W. Blight, 1949-, William Tecumseh Sherman, 1820-1891, Walt Whitman, 1819-1892, Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865, Andrew Johnson, 1808-1875
Topic / Theme
Race relations, Postwar reconstruction, Emancipation of slaves, War casualties, Civil war, United States. Constitution, Thirteenth Amendment Ratified, December 18, 1865, U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865, Reconstruction, US, 1865-1877, War and Violence, Political and Social Movements, Race and Gender, Reconstruction (1866–1876), Civil War (1860–1865), African Americans, Americans, Industrialization...
Race relations, Postwar reconstruction, Emancipation of slaves, War casualties, Civil war, United States. Constitution, Thirteenth Amendment Ratified, December 18, 1865, U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865, Reconstruction, US, 1865-1877, War and Violence, Political and Social Movements, Race and Gender, Reconstruction (1866–1876), Civil War (1860–1865), African Americans, Americans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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United States. Constitution, Thirteenth Amendment Ratified, December 18, 1865, U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865, Reconstruction, US, 1865-1877
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American Experience, Season 16, Episode 3, Interview with Drew Gilpin Faust, Historian, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, 1 of 2
directed by Elizabeth Deane, fl. 1983 and Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017; produced by Elizabeth Deane, fl. 1983 and Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017, WGBH Boston; interview by Elizabeth Deane, fl. 1983, in American Experience, Season 16, Episode 3 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 45 mins
In the tumultuous years after the Civil War (1863-77), America grappled with how to rebuild itself, how to successfully bring the South back into the Union and how to bring former slaves into the life of the country. Faust talks about the impact of the civil war on women, what citizenship means after the civil war...
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directed by Elizabeth Deane, fl. 1983 and Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017; produced by Elizabeth Deane, fl. 1983 and Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017, WGBH Boston; interview by Elizabeth Deane, fl. 1983, in American Experience, Season 16, Episode 3 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 45 mins
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In the tumultuous years after the Civil War (1863-77), America grappled with how to rebuild itself, how to successfully bring the South back into the Union and how to bring former slaves into the life of the country. Faust talks about the impact of the civil war on women, what citizenship means after the civil war, planter Kate Stone, the cotton economy and slave ownership, fear of armed slaves, Stone family flees the south, denial and confusion...
In the tumultuous years after the Civil War (1863-77), America grappled with how to rebuild itself, how to successfully bring the South back into the Union and how to bring former slaves into the life of the country. Faust talks about the impact of the civil war on women, what citizenship means after the civil war, planter Kate Stone, the cotton economy and slave ownership, fear of armed slaves, Stone family flees the south, denial and confusion after the civil war, southern whites defending slavery, making slavery consistent with Christian teachings.
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Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Elizabeth Deane, fl. 1983, Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Elizabeth Deane, fl. 1983, Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017
Date Published / Released
2004, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience
Person Discussed
Drew Gilpin Faust, 1947-, Sarah Katherine Stone Holmes, 1841-1907
Topic / Theme
Equal rights, Slavery, Postwar reconstruction, Citizenship, Women, Religious beliefs, U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865, Reconstruction, US, 1865-1877, Race and Gender, Political and Social Movements, Reconstruction (1866–1876), Civil War (1860–1865), Americans, African Americans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
Copyright Message
© 2004-2017 WGBH Educational Foundation
Historical Event
U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865, Reconstruction, US, 1865-1877
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Interview with Drew Gilpin Faust, Historian, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, 1 of 2, 45 mins
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U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865, Reconstruction, US, 1865-1877
Interview with Drew Gilpin Faust, Historian, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, 1 of 2, 45 mins
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U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865, Reconstruction, US, 1865-1877
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American Experience, Season 16, Episode 3, Interview with Russell Duncan, Historian, University of Copenhagen, 1 of 5
directed by Elizabeth Deane, fl. 1983 and Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017; produced by Elizabeth Deane, fl. 1983 and Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017, WGBH Boston; interview by Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017, in American Experience, Season 16, Episode 3 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 47 mins
In the tumultuous years after the Civil War (1863-77), America grappled with how to rebuild itself, how to successfully bring the South back into the Union and how to bring former slaves into the life of the country. Topics discussed include Tunis Campbell, The Freedmen's Bureau, Sherman's Order, St. Catherines an...
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directed by Elizabeth Deane, fl. 1983 and Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017; produced by Elizabeth Deane, fl. 1983 and Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017, WGBH Boston; interview by Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017, in American Experience, Season 16, Episode 3 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 47 mins
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In the tumultuous years after the Civil War (1863-77), America grappled with how to rebuild itself, how to successfully bring the South back into the Union and how to bring former slaves into the life of the country. Topics discussed include Tunis Campbell, The Freedmen's Bureau, Sherman's Order, St. Catherines and Sapelo Islands, establishing schools, organizing militia, experiment in democracy, repossession of land by planters.
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Elizabeth Deane, fl. 1983, Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Elizabeth Deane, fl. 1983, Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017
Date Published / Released
2004, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience
Person Discussed
Russell Duncan, fl. 1988-2017, Tunis Gulic Campbell, 1812-1891, Frederick Douglass, 1818-1895
Topic / Theme
Landowners, Democracy, Militias, Education, Black community, Social activism and activists, Reconstruction, US, 1865-1877, U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865, War and Violence, Political and Social Movements, Race and Gender, Reconstruction (1866–1876), Civil War (1860–1865), African Americans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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© 2004-2017 WGBH Educational Foundation
Historical Event
Reconstruction, US, 1865-1877, U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865
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Big Picture, Episode 803, Hall of Heroes
in Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer (RG111), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records, in Big Picture, Episode 803 (New York, NY: Army Pictorial Service, 1975), 29 mins
A visit to the Hall of Heroes in the Pentagon--a museum- exhibit commemorating the 3,210 recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor. The Hall of Heroes was dedicated by President Lyndon Johnson in May, 1968.
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in Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer (RG111), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records, in Big Picture, Episode 803 (New York, NY: Army Pictorial Service, 1975), 29 mins
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A visit to the Hall of Heroes in the Pentagon--a museum- exhibit commemorating the 3,210 recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor. The Hall of Heroes was dedicated by President Lyndon Johnson in May, 1968.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Date Published / Released
1975
Publisher
Army Pictorial Service
Series
Big Picture
Topic / Theme
Military heroism, Military medals, Military personnel, Korean Conflict, 1950-1953, Spanish-American War, 1898, U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865, World War I, 1914-1918, World War II, 1939-1945, American History, The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Korean Conflict, 1950-1953, Spanish-American War, 1898, U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865, World War I, 1914-1918, World War II, 1939-1945
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Blood and Glory: The Civil War in Color, Episode 3, Bloodbath
directed by Kevin Burns, 1955-; produced by Andy DeJohn, fl. 2007-2017, Prometheus Entertainment, in Blood and Glory: The Civil War in Color, Episode 3 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2015), 43 mins
"Blood and Glory: The Civil War in Color" is a four-part documentary series that brings the Civil War to life. With unprecedented access to government and private archives and using state-of-the-art technology, over 500 rare and compelling black and white photographs have been painstakingly colorized to illustrate...
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directed by Kevin Burns, 1955-; produced by Andy DeJohn, fl. 2007-2017, Prometheus Entertainment, in Blood and Glory: The Civil War in Color, Episode 3 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2015), 43 mins
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"Blood and Glory: The Civil War in Color" is a four-part documentary series that brings the Civil War to life. With unprecedented access to government and private archives and using state-of-the-art technology, over 500 rare and compelling black and white photographs have been painstakingly colorized to illustrate the story of the Civil War in breathtaking detail. Explores the shocking details of America's deadliest war.
As the scope of the war w...
"Blood and Glory: The Civil War in Color" is a four-part documentary series that brings the Civil War to life. With unprecedented access to government and private archives and using state-of-the-art technology, over 500 rare and compelling black and white photographs have been painstakingly colorized to illustrate the story of the Civil War in breathtaking detail. Explores the shocking details of America's deadliest war.
As the scope of the war widened, the ferocity of each battle resulted in horrific casualties. Battles at Antietam and Gettysburg would live in infamy as two of the bloodiest battles in U.S. history.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Andy DeJohn, fl. 2007-2017, Prometheus Entertainment, Robert Clotworthy, 1955-
Author / Creator
Kevin Burns, 1955-
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
Blood and Glory: The Civil War in Color
Speaker / Narrator
Robert Clotworthy, 1955-
Person Discussed
William Tecumseh Sherman, 1820-1891
Topic / Theme
Civil war, War casualties, Military officers, Photographs, Battles, Military prisons, U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865, Battle of Gettysburg, PA, July 1-3, 1863, Battle of Antietam, MD, September 17, 1862, Abraham Lincoln Delivers the Gettysburg Address, November 19, 1863, War and Violence, Civil War (1860–1865), African Americans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Historical Event
U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865, Battle of Gettysburg, PA, July 1-3, 1863, Battle of Antietam, MD, September 17, 1862, Abraham Lincoln Delivers the Gettysburg Address, November 19, 1863
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Civil War Journal, Immigrants and the American Civil War
directed by Craig Haffner; produced by Martin Gillam, in Civil War Journal (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1994), 43 mins
Canadians, Germans, Irish and others played significant roles. This is the story of some of the most famous participants and their famous units.
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directed by Craig Haffner; produced by Martin Gillam, in Civil War Journal (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1994), 43 mins
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Canadians, Germans, Irish and others played significant roles. This is the story of some of the most famous participants and their famous units.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Martin Gillam
Author / Creator
Craig Haffner
Date Published / Released
2008, 1994
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
Civil War Journal
Topic / Theme
Immigration and emigration, Military personnel, U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865, American History, Civil War (1860–1865), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
Copyright Message
Copyright 2008 A&E Television Networks
Historical Event
U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865
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Discussion of Nathan Forrest's Early Life, Marriage and Work as a Planter Before the U.S. Civil War
directed by Craig Haffner; produced by Linda Fuller, fl. 1993; in Nathan Bedford Forrest, Civil War Journal (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1995, first release 1994), 7 mins
Focuses on the ruthless military career of Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest.
directed by Craig Haffner; produced by Linda Fuller, fl. 1993; in Nathan Bedford Forrest, Civil War Journal (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1995, first release 1994), 7 mins
Description
Focuses on the ruthless military career of Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest.
Field of Study
The American Civil War
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Linda Fuller, fl. 1993
Author / Creator
Craig Haffner
Date Published / Released
1994, 1995
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
Civil War Journal
Person Discussed
Nathan Bedford Forrest, 1821-1877
Topic / Theme
Family, Farm workers, Slaveholders, U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865, American History, Civil War (1860–1865), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
Copyright Message
Copyright 2008 A&E Television Networks
Historical Event
U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865
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Discussion of Preservation of the Brandy Station, VA Battlefield
directed by Arthur Drooker, fl. 1998; produced by Arthur Drooker, fl. 1998; in Preserving the Past: Battlefields, Civil War Journal (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1994, first release 1994), 6 mins
Individuals and organizations are making efforts to preserve Civil War battlefields, precious national monuments that serve as a reminder of the war that so dramatically shaped the United States. There is growing concern, most recently involving Gettysburg, that the lands will be developed and/or spoiled by encroa...
directed by Arthur Drooker, fl. 1998; produced by Arthur Drooker, fl. 1998; in Preserving the Past: Battlefields, Civil War Journal (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1994, first release 1994), 6 mins
Description
Individuals and organizations are making efforts to preserve Civil War battlefields, precious national monuments that serve as a reminder of the war that so dramatically shaped the United States. There is growing concern, most recently involving Gettysburg, that the lands will be developed and/or spoiled by encroachment of commercial interests. This is the story of the people and groups working hard to prevent the loss of these important pieces o...
Individuals and organizations are making efforts to preserve Civil War battlefields, precious national monuments that serve as a reminder of the war that so dramatically shaped the United States. There is growing concern, most recently involving Gettysburg, that the lands will be developed and/or spoiled by encroachment of commercial interests. This is the story of the people and groups working hard to prevent the loss of these important pieces of American history.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Arthur Drooker, fl. 1998
Author / Creator
Arthur Drooker, fl. 1998
Date Published / Released
1994
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
Civil War Journal
Topic / Theme
Battlefields, History curriculums, Property, U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865, American History, Civil War (1860–1865), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
Copyright Message
Copyright 2008 A&E Television Networks
Historical Event
U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865
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