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Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Part 1, Interview with Deborah Gray White, Professor of History, Rutgers University. 1 of 2
produced by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston, in Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Part 1 (WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 45 mins
Deborah Gray White is interviewed about how most new slaves are now born in the colonies, relationships between parents and children, Br'er Rabbit, daily lives of slave women, relationships between white and black children, kinship among slave families, the Revolutionary period, how whites who did not own slaves t...
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produced by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston, in Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Part 1 (WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 45 mins
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Deborah Gray White is interviewed about how most new slaves are now born in the colonies, relationships between parents and children, Br'er Rabbit, daily lives of slave women, relationships between white and black children, kinship among slave families, the Revolutionary period, how whites who did not own slaves themselves participated in the culture of slavery, raising children in slave families, slave marriages, Venture Smith, how cotton change...
Deborah Gray White is interviewed about how most new slaves are now born in the colonies, relationships between parents and children, Br'er Rabbit, daily lives of slave women, relationships between white and black children, kinship among slave families, the Revolutionary period, how whites who did not own slaves themselves participated in the culture of slavery, raising children in slave families, slave marriages, Venture Smith, how cotton changed slavery.
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston
Date Published / Released
1998, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805)
Person Discussed
Deborah Gray White, 1949-, Venture Smith, 1729-1805
Topic / Theme
American Revolution of 1776, Human rights, Women's issues, Revolutions, Slavery, History, Sociology, Africans, Americans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914), Early Modern Period (1450–1750)
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Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Part 2, Interview with Betty Wood, Professor of History, Oxford University. 2 of 2
directed by Noland Walker, fl. 2003; produced by Noland Walker, fl. 2003, WGBH Boston, in Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Part 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 1998), 1 hour 10 mins
Betty Wood is interviewed about blacks fighting in the American Revolution, blacks leaving the US with the British, Dunmore's Proclamation and the fear of slave rebellion, controlling slaves after Dunmore's Proclamation, the significance of Dunmore's Proclamation.
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directed by Noland Walker, fl. 2003; produced by Noland Walker, fl. 2003, WGBH Boston, in Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Part 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 1998), 1 hour 10 mins
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Betty Wood is interviewed about blacks fighting in the American Revolution, blacks leaving the US with the British, Dunmore's Proclamation and the fear of slave rebellion, controlling slaves after Dunmore's Proclamation, the significance of Dunmore's Proclamation.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Noland Walker, fl. 2003, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Noland Walker, fl. 2003
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805)
Person Discussed
Betty Wood, fl. 1998, John Murray, 1732-1809
Topic / Theme
American Revolution of 1776, Militias, War, Freed slaves, Rebellions, Slavery, Revolutions, Dunmore's War, 1774, American Revolution, 1775-1783, War and Violence, Race and Gender, Politics & Policy, History, British, Americans, Africans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Part 2, Interview with Peter Wood, Professor of History, Duke University. 2 of 2
directed by Orlando Bagwell, 1951-; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989 and Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, WGBH Boston; interview by Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, in Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Part 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 1 hour 17 mins
Peter Wood is interviewed about William Dunbar, Equiano's observations of independence, the Stamp Act, song as a means of protest, the dynamics leading up to the Revolutionary War, Phillis Wheatley, Dunmore's Proclamation, the Somerset case, 18th century hope for freedom and equality, The Declaration of Independen...
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directed by Orlando Bagwell, 1951-; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989 and Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, WGBH Boston; interview by Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, in Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Part 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 1 hour 17 mins
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Peter Wood is interviewed about William Dunbar, Equiano's observations of independence, the Stamp Act, song as a means of protest, the dynamics leading up to the Revolutionary War, Phillis Wheatley, Dunmore's Proclamation, the Somerset case, 18th century hope for freedom and equality, The Declaration of Independence, the dream deferred, the evacuation of the British from New York and the former slaves stuck in the middle.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Orlando Bagwell, 1951-
Date Published / Released
1998, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805)
Person Discussed
Peter Wood, 1943-, Phillis Wheatley, 1753-1784, William Dunbar, 1748-1810, John Murray, 1732-1809
Topic / Theme
American Revolution of 1776, Slaves, Revolutionaries, Laws and legislation, Stamp Act, 1765-1766, Declaration of Independence Signed, July 4, 1776, Imperialism and Colonialism, War and Violence, Political and Social Movements, Race and Gender, History, Politics & Policy, Colonial Era (1650–1765), Revolutionary Era (1765–1789), British, Americans, African Americans, Early Modern Period (1450–...
American Revolution of 1776, Slaves, Revolutionaries, Laws and legislation, Stamp Act, 1765-1766, Declaration of Independence Signed, July 4, 1776, Imperialism and Colonialism, War and Violence, Political and Social Movements, Race and Gender, History, Politics & Policy, Colonial Era (1650–1765), Revolutionary Era (1765–1789), British, Americans, African Americans, Early Modern Period (1450–1750), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Part 2, Interview with Thomas J. Davis, Professor of History, Arizona State University and au...
directed by Orlando Bagwell, 1951- and Susan Bellows, fl. 1989; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989 and Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, WGBH Boston; interview by Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, in Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Part 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 43 mins
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 signi...
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directed by Orlando Bagwell, 1951- and Susan Bellows, fl. 1989; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989 and Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, WGBH Boston; interview by Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, in Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Part 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 43 mins
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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 Smi...
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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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, Susan Bellows, fl. 1989
Date Published / Released
1998, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805)
Person Discussed
Thomas J. Davis, fl. 1974, Venture Smith, 1729-1805
Topic / Theme
American Revolution of 1776, Freed slaves, Revolutions, Slaveholders, Slavery, Waterways, American Revolution, 1775-1783, Political and Social Movements, Family and Culture, Race and Gender, War and Violence, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, Colonial Era (1650–1765), Revolutionary Era (1765–1789), Americans, African Americans, Early Modern Period (1450–1750), Industrialization and West...
American Revolution of 1776, Freed slaves, Revolutions, Slaveholders, Slavery, Waterways, American Revolution, 1775-1783, Political and Social Movements, Family and Culture, Race and Gender, War and Violence, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, Colonial Era (1650–1765), Revolutionary Era (1765–1789), Americans, African Americans, Early Modern Period (1450–1750), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Program Two, Interview with John Ferling, Professor of History, University of Georgia
directed by Noland Walker, fl. 2003; produced by Noland Walker, fl. 2003, WGBH Boston; interview by Noland Walker, fl. 2003, in Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Program Two (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 1 hour 48 mins
John Ferling is interviewed about land ownership as power, George Washington as young man, his marriage to Martha, Washington as a slave owner in Virginia, Washington's attitudes towards slaves, Washington's growing displeasure with the British, Washington as commander of the Continental Army, African Americans' d...
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directed by Noland Walker, fl. 2003; produced by Noland Walker, fl. 2003, WGBH Boston; interview by Noland Walker, fl. 2003, in Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Program Two (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 1 hour 48 mins
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John Ferling is interviewed about land ownership as power, George Washington as young man, his marriage to Martha, Washington as a slave owner in Virginia, Washington's attitudes towards slaves, Washington's growing displeasure with the British, Washington as commander of the Continental Army, African Americans' desires to participate in the Revolutionary War, Dunmore's Proclamation, Washington's changing view of slavery, Constitutional Conventio...
John Ferling is interviewed about land ownership as power, George Washington as young man, his marriage to Martha, Washington as a slave owner in Virginia, Washington's attitudes towards slaves, Washington's growing displeasure with the British, Washington as commander of the Continental Army, African Americans' desires to participate in the Revolutionary War, Dunmore's Proclamation, Washington's changing view of slavery, Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, life at Mount Vernon.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Noland Walker, fl. 2003, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Noland Walker, fl. 2003
Date Published / Released
1998, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805)
Person Discussed
John Ferling, 1940-, Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, 1731-1802, George Washington, 1732-1799
Topic / Theme
American Revolution of 1776, Slaveholders, Plantations, Revolutions, Slavery, Landowners, Constitutional Convention, Philadelphia, PA, 1787, Dunmore's Proclamation, U.S., November 7, 1775, First Continental Congress Meets, September 1774, Imperialism and Colonialism, Political and Social Movements, Race and Gender, War and Violence, Politics & Policy, History, Colonial Era (1650–1765), Revolutio...
American Revolution of 1776, Slaveholders, Plantations, Revolutions, Slavery, Landowners, Constitutional Convention, Philadelphia, PA, 1787, Dunmore's Proclamation, U.S., November 7, 1775, First Continental Congress Meets, September 1774, Imperialism and Colonialism, Political and Social Movements, Race and Gender, War and Violence, Politics & Policy, History, Colonial Era (1650–1765), Revolutionary Era (1765–1789), British, Americans, African Americans, Early Modern Period (1450–1750), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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America Transformed: Sixty Years of Revolutionary Change, 1941–2001
written by Richard M. Abrams, 1932- (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2006, originally published 2006), 367 page(s)
This 2006 book examines the period 1941–2001 during which time the character of American life changed rapidly, culminating in the shattering of the liberal Democratic coalition. Revolutions in the areas of affluence, foreign policy, the military, business systems, racial relations, gender roles, sexual behavior...
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written by Richard M. Abrams, 1932- (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2006, originally published 2006), 367 page(s)
Description
This 2006 book examines the period 1941–2001 during which time the character of American life changed rapidly, culminating in the shattering of the liberal Democratic coalition. Revolutions in the areas of affluence, foreign policy, the military, business systems, racial relations, gender roles, sexual behavior and attitudes, and disregard for privacy are discussed.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Richard M. Abrams, 1932-
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Topic / Theme
Revolution and Protest context, Revolutions, Political causes, Social movements, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, Americans, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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When Castro Seized the Hilton
directed by Bjarte Thoresen; produced by Bente Olav (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2010, originally published 2009), 54 mins
This documentary, by Bjarte Thoresen, is about the takeover of the Havana Hilton by Fidel Castro for his revolutionary headquarters only one year after the hotel opened.
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directed by Bjarte Thoresen; produced by Bente Olav (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2010, originally published 2009), 54 mins
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This documentary, by Bjarte Thoresen, is about the takeover of the Havana Hilton by Fidel Castro for his revolutionary headquarters only one year after the hotel opened.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Bente Olav, Anders T. Andersen
Author / Creator
Bjarte Thoresen
Date Published / Released
2009, 2010
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Anders T. Andersen
Person Discussed
Fidel Castro, 1926-2016
Topic / Theme
Cuban Revolution and Fidel Castro Regime, 1953-2011, Communism, Revolutions, Cuban Revolution, 1956-1959, History, Politics & Policy, American History, The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009 by Frameline Films. Used by permission of Filmakers Library.
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