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American Experience: Reconstruction: The Second Civil War, Season 16, Episode 3, Interview with Eric Foner, Historian, Columbia University,...
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 and Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, in American Experience: Reconstruction: The Second Civil War, Season 16, Episode 3 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 50 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. Foner talks about Reconstruction Act of 1867 and bringing interracial democracy to the south, impe...
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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 and Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, in American Experience: Reconstruction: The Second Civil War, Season 16, Episode 3 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 50 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. Foner talks about Reconstruction Act of 1867 and bringing interracial democracy to the south, impeachment of Andrew Johnson vote, meaning of freedom, black codes, gaining the vote, carpetbaggers, emergence of a black political class,...
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. Foner talks about Reconstruction Act of 1867 and bringing interracial democracy to the south, impeachment of Andrew Johnson vote, meaning of freedom, black codes, gaining the vote, carpetbaggers, emergence of a black political class, expulsion of black legislators from Georgia and order by Congress to restore them.
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Black Studies
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Interview
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Elizabeth Deane, fl. 1983, Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Elizabeth Deane, fl. 1983, Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017, Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017
Date Published / Released
2004, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience: Reconstruction: The Second Civil War
Person Discussed
Eric Foner, 1943-, Andrew Johnson, 1808-1875
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Postwar reconstruction, Politics, Race discrimination, Laws and legislation, Legislators, Race relations, Reconstruction, US, 1865-1877, Andrew Johnson Impeachment, February 21 - May 16, 1868, Race and Gender, Political and Social Movements, History, Politics & Policy, Reconstruction (1866–1876), African Americans, Americans, Industrialization and Weste...
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Postwar reconstruction, Politics, Race discrimination, Laws and legislation, Legislators, Race relations, Reconstruction, US, 1865-1877, Andrew Johnson Impeachment, February 21 - May 16, 1868, Race and Gender, Political and Social Movements, History, Politics & Policy, Reconstruction (1866–1876), African Americans, Americans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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American Experience: Reconstruction: The Second Civil War, Season 16, Episode 3, Interview with Eric Foner, Historian, Columbia University,...
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: Reconstruction: The Second Civil War, Season 16, Episode 3 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 49 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. Foner talks about expansion of industry, cotton economy, John R. Lynch elected to Congress, raisin...
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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: Reconstruction: The Second Civil War, Season 16, Episode 3 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 49 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. Foner talks about expansion of industry, cotton economy, John R. Lynch elected to Congress, raising taxes to pay for social services, corruption, election of Ulysses S. Grant, violence and opposition to Reconstruction, the Ku Klux Kl...
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. Foner talks about expansion of industry, cotton economy, John R. Lynch elected to Congress, raising taxes to pay for social services, corruption, election of Ulysses S. Grant, violence and opposition to Reconstruction, the Ku Klux Klan and the White League, Amos Akerman and efforts against the Klan, the Fifteenth Amendment, sharecropping and overproduction of cotton.
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Black Studies
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Interview
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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: Reconstruction: The Second Civil War
Person Discussed
Eric Foner, 1943-, Amos T. Akerman, 1821-1880, Ulysses Simpson Grant, 1822-1885, John Roy Lynch, 1847-1939
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Agrarian economy, Political violence, Economic development, Social policy, Industrialization, Politics, United States. Constitution, Fifteenth Amendment Ratified, March 30, 1870, Reconstruction, US, 1865-1877, War and Violence, Race and Gender, Political and Social Movements, Trade and Commerce, History, Politics & Policy, Reconstruction (1866–1876), Am...
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Agrarian economy, Political violence, Economic development, Social policy, Industrialization, Politics, United States. Constitution, Fifteenth Amendment Ratified, March 30, 1870, Reconstruction, US, 1865-1877, War and Violence, Race and Gender, Political and Social Movements, Trade and Commerce, History, Politics & Policy, Reconstruction (1866–1876), Americans, African Americans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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American Experience: Reconstruction: The Second Civil War, Season 16, Episode 3, Interview with Eric Foner, Historian, Columbia University,...
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: Reconstruction: The Second Civil War, Season 16, Episode 3 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 32 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. Foner talks about 1873 Depression and renewed opposition to Reconstruction, 1875 intimidation of b...
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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: Reconstruction: The Second Civil War, Season 16, Episode 3 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 32 mins
Description
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. Foner talks about 1873 Depression and renewed opposition to Reconstruction, 1875 intimidation of black voters in Mississippi and collapse of Republican government, Civil Rights Act of 1875, social equality, the Compromise of 1877 and...
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. Foner talks about 1873 Depression and renewed opposition to Reconstruction, 1875 intimidation of black voters in Mississippi and collapse of Republican government, Civil Rights Act of 1875, social equality, the Compromise of 1877 and election of Hayes as president, the end of Reconstruction and its relevance today, Birth of a Nation.
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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: Reconstruction: The Second Civil War
Person Discussed
Eric Foner, 1943-, Rutherford Birchard Hayes, 1822-1893, Woodrow Wilson, 1856-1924
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Civil rights, Race discrimination, Economic depressions, Equality, Race relations, Politics, Reconstruction, US, 1865-1877, Civil Rights Act, U.S., March 1, 1875, War and Violence, Race and Gender, Trade and Commerce, Political and Social Movements, History, Politics & Policy, Reconstruction (1866–1876), African Americans, Americans, Industrialization a...
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Civil rights, Race discrimination, Economic depressions, Equality, Race relations, Politics, Reconstruction, US, 1865-1877, Civil Rights Act, U.S., March 1, 1875, War and Violence, Race and Gender, Trade and Commerce, Political and Social Movements, History, Politics & Policy, Reconstruction (1866–1876), African Americans, Americans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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American Experience: The Abolitionists, Interview with Carol Berkin, part 1 of 3
directed by Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009 and Molly Jacobs, 1980-, WGBH Boston and Apograph Productions, in American Experience: The Abolitionists (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2013), 32 mins
Carol Berkin, Presidential Professor American Colonial and Revolutionary History; Women's History, Weissman School of Arts and Sciences, Baruch College. Her publications include: Civil War Wives: The Life and Times of Angelina Grimke Weld, Varina Howell Davis, and Julia Dent Grant (2009).
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directed by Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009 and Molly Jacobs, 1980-, WGBH Boston and Apograph Productions, in American Experience: The Abolitionists (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2013), 32 mins
Description
Carol Berkin, Presidential Professor American Colonial and Revolutionary History; Women's History, Weissman School of Arts and Sciences, Baruch College. Her publications include: Civil War Wives: The Life and Times of Angelina Grimke Weld, Varina Howell Davis, and Julia Dent Grant (2009).
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009, Molly Jacobs, 1980-, WGBH Boston, Apograph Productions
Author / Creator
Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience: The Abolitionists
Person Discussed
Carol Berkin, 1942-, Sarah Moore Grimké, 1792-1873, Angelina Emily Grimké Weld, 1805-1879
Topic / Theme
American Revolution of 1776, Women's movement, Suffragism, Abolitionism, Slavery and Abolition, 1776 - 1865, War and Violence, Political and Social Movements, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859), African Americans, Americans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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American Experience: The Abolitionists, Interview with Carol Berkin, part 2 of 3
directed by Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009 and Molly Jacobs, 1980-, WGBH Boston, in American Experience: The Abolitionists (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2013), 30 mins
Carol Berkin, Presidential Professor American Colonial and Revolutionary History; Women's History, Weissman School of Arts and Sciences, Baruch College. Her publications include: Civil War Wives: The Life and Times of Angelina Grimke Weld, Varina Howell Davis, and Julia Dent Grant (2009).
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directed by Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009 and Molly Jacobs, 1980-, WGBH Boston, in American Experience: The Abolitionists (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2013), 30 mins
Description
Carol Berkin, Presidential Professor American Colonial and Revolutionary History; Women's History, Weissman School of Arts and Sciences, Baruch College. Her publications include: Civil War Wives: The Life and Times of Angelina Grimke Weld, Varina Howell Davis, and Julia Dent Grant (2009).
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009, Molly Jacobs, 1980-, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience: The Abolitionists
Person Discussed
Carol Berkin, 1942-, Sarah Moore Grimké, 1792-1873, Theodore Dwight Weld, 1803-1895, Angelina Emily Grimké Weld, 1805-1879
Topic / Theme
American Revolution of 1776, Slavery, Abolitionists, Abolitionism, Women, Marriage, Dating and courtship, Fads, Slavery and Abolition, 1776 - 1865, War and Violence, Political and Social Movements, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859), African Americans, Americans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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American Experience: The Abolitionists, Interview with Carol Berkin, part 3 of 3
directed by Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009 and Molly Jacobs, 1980-, WGBH Boston, in American Experience: The Abolitionists (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2013), 23 mins
Carol Berkin, Presidential Professor American Colonial and Revolutionary History; Women's History, Weissman School of Arts and Sciences, Baruch College. Her publications include: Civil War Wives: The Life and Times of Angelina Grimke Weld, Varina Howell Davis, and Julia Dent Grant (2009).
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directed by Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009 and Molly Jacobs, 1980-, WGBH Boston, in American Experience: The Abolitionists (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2013), 23 mins
Description
Carol Berkin, Presidential Professor American Colonial and Revolutionary History; Women's History, Weissman School of Arts and Sciences, Baruch College. Her publications include: Civil War Wives: The Life and Times of Angelina Grimke Weld, Varina Howell Davis, and Julia Dent Grant (2009).
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009, Molly Jacobs, 1980-, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience: The Abolitionists
Person Discussed
Carol Berkin, 1942-, Angelina Emily Grimké Weld, 1805-1879
Topic / Theme
American Revolution of 1776, Slavery, Abolitionists, Abolitionism, Suffragism, Women, Race relations, Slavery and Abolition, 1776 - 1865, War and Violence, Political and Social Movements, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859), African Americans, Americans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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American Experience: The Abolitionists, Interview with David William Blight, part 1 of 6
directed by Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009 and Molly Jacobs, 1980-, WGBH Boston, in American Experience: The Abolitionists (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2013), 29 mins
David William Blight is Class of 1954 Professor of American History at Yale University and Director of the Gilder-Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition. His works include: Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory; Beyond the Battlefield: Race, Memory & the American Civil War;...
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directed by Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009 and Molly Jacobs, 1980-, WGBH Boston, in American Experience: The Abolitionists (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2013), 29 mins
Description
David William Blight is Class of 1954 Professor of American History at Yale University and Director of the Gilder-Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition. His works include: Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory; Beyond the Battlefield: Race, Memory & the American Civil War; and A Slave No More: Two Men Who Escaped to Freedom, Including Their Own Narratives of Emancipation.
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009, Molly Jacobs, 1980-, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience: The Abolitionists
Person Discussed
David W. Blight, 1949-, Frederick Douglass, 1818-1895
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Slavery, Abolitionists, Abolitionism, Slavery and Abolition, 1776 - 1865, War and Violence, Political and Social Movements, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, African Americans, Americans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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American Experience: The Abolitionists, Interview with David William Blight, part 2 of 6
directed by Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009 and Molly Jacobs, 1980-, WGBH Boston, in American Experience: The Abolitionists (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2013), 26 mins
David William Blight is Class of 1954 Professor of American History at Yale University and Director of the Gilder-Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition. His works include: Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory; Beyond the Battlefield: Race, Memory & the American Civil War;...
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directed by Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009 and Molly Jacobs, 1980-, WGBH Boston, in American Experience: The Abolitionists (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2013), 26 mins
Description
David William Blight is Class of 1954 Professor of American History at Yale University and Director of the Gilder-Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition. His works include: Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory; Beyond the Battlefield: Race, Memory & the American Civil War; and A Slave No More: Two Men Who Escaped to Freedom, Including Their Own Narratives of Emancipation.
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009, Molly Jacobs, 1980-, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience: The Abolitionists
Person Discussed
David W. Blight, 1949-, Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Slavery, Abolitionists, Abolitionism, Politics, Economic conditions, Christianity, Slavery and Abolition, 1776 - 1865, War and Violence, Political and Social Movements, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, Civil War (1860–1865), Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859), African Americans, Americans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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American Experience: The Abolitionists, Interview with David William Blight, part 3 of 6
directed by Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009 and Molly Jacobs, 1980-, in American Experience: The Abolitionists (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2013), 33 mins
David William Blight is Class of 1954 Professor of American History at Yale University and Director of the Gilder-Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition. His works include: Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory; Beyond the Battlefield: Race, Memory & the American Civil War;...
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directed by Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009 and Molly Jacobs, 1980-, in American Experience: The Abolitionists (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2013), 33 mins
Description
David William Blight is Class of 1954 Professor of American History at Yale University and Director of the Gilder-Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition. His works include: Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory; Beyond the Battlefield: Race, Memory & the American Civil War; and A Slave No More: Two Men Who Escaped to Freedom, Including Their Own Narratives of Emancipation.
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009, Molly Jacobs, 1980-
Author / Creator
Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience: The Abolitionists
Person Discussed
David W. Blight, 1949-, Frederick Douglass, 1818-1895, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Slavery, Abolitionists, Abolitionism, Politics, Slavery and Abolition, 1776 - 1865, Fugitive Slave Act, U.S., September 18, 1850, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859), African Americans, Americans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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American Experience: The Abolitionists, Interview with David William Blight, part 4 of 6
directed by Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009 and Molly Jacobs, 1980-, WGBH Boston, in American Experience: The Abolitionists (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2013), 31 mins
David William Blight is Class of 1954 Professor of American History at Yale University and Director of the Gilder-Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition. His works include: Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory; Beyond the Battlefield: Race, Memory & the American Civil War;...
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directed by Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009 and Molly Jacobs, 1980-, WGBH Boston, in American Experience: The Abolitionists (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2013), 31 mins
Description
David William Blight is Class of 1954 Professor of American History at Yale University and Director of the Gilder-Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition. His works include: Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory; Beyond the Battlefield: Race, Memory & the American Civil War; and A Slave No More: Two Men Who Escaped to Freedom, Including Their Own Narratives of Emancipation.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009, Molly Jacobs, 1980-, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience: The Abolitionists
Person Discussed
David W. Blight, 1949-, Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865, John Brown, 1800-1859, Frederick Douglass, 1818-1895
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Slavery, Slave revolts, Abolitionists, Abolitionism, Politics, Slavery and Abolition, 1776 - 1865, John Brown, Execution, Charles Town, WV, December 2, 1859, Compromise of 1850, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859), African Americans, Americans, Industrialization an...
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Slavery, Slave revolts, Abolitionists, Abolitionism, Politics, Slavery and Abolition, 1776 - 1865, John Brown, Execution, Charles Town, WV, December 2, 1859, Compromise of 1850, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859), African Americans, Americans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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