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Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Season 5, Episode 2, Mystery Men
directed by Sabin Streeter, fl. 2005-2017; produced by Natalia Warchol, fl. 2013, in Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Season 5, Episode 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2019), 52 mins
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps actors Felicity Huffman and Michael K. Williams discover a wealth of hidden family history. Both grew up knowing little about their biological fathers, and seeing their lost ancestry restored proves empowering.
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directed by Sabin Streeter, fl. 2005-2017; produced by Natalia Warchol, fl. 2013, in Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Season 5, Episode 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2019), 52 mins
Description
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps actors Felicity Huffman and Michael K. Williams discover a wealth of hidden family history. Both grew up knowing little about their biological fathers, and seeing their lost ancestry restored proves empowering.
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Natalia Warchol, fl. 2013
Author / Creator
Sabin Streeter, fl. 2005-2017
Date Published / Released
2019
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Topic / Theme
Family, Genealogy, Immigration and emigration
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2019 McGee Media, LLC and Inkwell Films, Inc.
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Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Season 5, Episode 8, Hard Times
directed by Krista Whetstone, fl. 1995; produced by Prisca Pointdujour, fl. 1994, in Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Season 5, Episode 8 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2019), 52 mins
Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the family stories of filmmaker Michael Moore and actors Laura Linney and Chloë Sevigny—three people whose distant ancestors overcame great hardships in ways that resonate with their lives today.
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directed by Krista Whetstone, fl. 1995; produced by Prisca Pointdujour, fl. 1994, in Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Season 5, Episode 8 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2019), 52 mins
Description
Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the family stories of filmmaker Michael Moore and actors Laura Linney and Chloë Sevigny—three people whose distant ancestors overcame great hardships in ways that resonate with their lives today.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Prisca Pointdujour, fl. 1994
Author / Creator
Krista Whetstone, fl. 1995
Date Published / Released
2019
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Topic / Theme
Genealogy, Immigration and emigration, Family, Scots, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914), Early Modern Period (1450–1750)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2019 McGee Media, LLC and Inkwell Films, Inc.
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Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Part 2, Interview with Norrece T. Jones, Associate Professor of History and African American...
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, 2017), 1 hour 6 mins
Norrece Jones is interviewed about realities for slave families, the importance of kinship, communications among slaves, the relationships between master and slaves, the fates of slave mothers and babies, contradictory notions of freedom, why many slaves supported the British, Venture Smith, capitalism as a driver...
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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, 2017), 1 hour 6 mins
Description
Norrece Jones is interviewed about realities for slave families, the importance of kinship, communications among slaves, the relationships between master and slaves, the fates of slave mothers and babies, contradictory notions of freedom, why many slaves supported the British, Venture Smith, capitalism as a driver of slavery, resistance and its dangers, distortions of American history with regard to slavery.
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Noland Walker, fl. 2003, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Noland Walker, fl. 2003
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805)
Person Discussed
Norrece T. Jones, 1953-, Venture Smith, 1729-1805, Thomas Jefferson, 1743-1826
Topic / Theme
Hope, Plantation life, Slavery, Family affection, American Revolution, 1775-1783, War and Violence, Race and Gender, Early National Era (1790–1828), Revolutionary Era (1765–1789), Colonial Era (1650–1765), British, African Americans, Americans
Copyright Message
© 1998-2017 WGBH Educational Foundation
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Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation (1562–1750), Part 1, Interview with Thomas J. Davis, Professor of History, Arizona State...
directed by Orlando Bagwell, 1951-; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Orlando Bagwell, 1951- and Noland Walker, fl. 2003, Public Broadcasting Service, in Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation (1562–1750), Part 1 (WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 1 hour 27 mins
Thomas Davis is interviewed about the differing visions of European settlers, how Europeans handle labor in the New World, the fears about the Spanish and Native Americans, the reality in Jamestown, the first Africans in Virginia, Anthony Johnson, what is unique about America between 1750 and 1800, the impact of t...
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directed by Orlando Bagwell, 1951-; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Orlando Bagwell, 1951- and Noland Walker, fl. 2003, Public Broadcasting Service, in Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation (1562–1750), Part 1 (WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 1 hour 27 mins
Description
Thomas Davis is interviewed about the differing visions of European settlers, how Europeans handle labor in the New World, the fears about the Spanish and Native Americans, the reality in Jamestown, the first Africans in Virginia, Anthony Johnson, what is unique about America between 1750 and 1800, the impact of the Stono Rebellion on slaveowners, the empowerment of Africans and the Stono Rebelliion, and the long-term impact of the Stono Rebellio...
Thomas Davis is interviewed about the differing visions of European settlers, how Europeans handle labor in the New World, the fears about the Spanish and Native Americans, the reality in Jamestown, the first Africans in Virginia, Anthony Johnson, what is unique about America between 1750 and 1800, the impact of the Stono Rebellion on slaveowners, the empowerment of Africans and the Stono Rebelliion, and the long-term impact of the Stono Rebellion.
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, Noland Walker, fl. 2003, Public Broadcasting Service
Author / Creator
Orlando Bagwell, 1951-
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation (1562–1750)
Person Discussed
Thomas J. Davis, fl. 1974
Topic / Theme
Labor and unions, History, Colonization, Slavery, Settlements, African diaspora, Rebellions, Stono Rebellion, 1739, Imperialism and Colonialism, Spanish, Europeans, Americans, Africans
Copyright Message
© 1998-2017 WGBH Educational Foundation
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America: Promised Land, Part 1
directed by Jamie Crawford, fl. 2006 and Dan Clifton, fl. 2000-2015; produced by Nutopia, in America: Promised Land (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2017), 1 hour 40 mins
America: Promised Land chronicles the massive immigration patterns of ethnic groups to the United States, anchored by interviews with descendants of ancestors and geographical imagery that showcases the history of how America was populated. Reveals the epic history behind the creation of America, exploring how and...
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directed by Jamie Crawford, fl. 2006 and Dan Clifton, fl. 2000-2015; produced by Nutopia, in America: Promised Land (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2017), 1 hour 40 mins
Description
America: Promised Land chronicles the massive immigration patterns of ethnic groups to the United States, anchored by interviews with descendants of ancestors and geographical imagery that showcases the history of how America was populated. Reveals the epic history behind the creation of America, exploring how and why our ancestors came to this country. From the Dutch living in New Amsterdam seeking the wealth offered by the fur trade, through th...
America: Promised Land chronicles the massive immigration patterns of ethnic groups to the United States, anchored by interviews with descendants of ancestors and geographical imagery that showcases the history of how America was populated. Reveals the epic history behind the creation of America, exploring how and why our ancestors came to this country. From the Dutch living in New Amsterdam seeking the wealth offered by the fur trade, through the English Quakers who fled persecution.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Nutopia, Corey Johnson, fl. 2016
Author / Creator
Jamie Crawford, fl. 2006, Dan Clifton, fl. 2000-2015
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
America: Promised Land
Speaker / Narrator
Corey Johnson, fl. 2016
Topic / Theme
California Gold Rush, 1849, Irish Potato Famine, 1846-1850, Slavery and Abolition, 1776 - 1865, Family and Culture, Migration and Diaspora, Civil War (1860–1865), Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859), Discovery and Exploration (1492–1650), Colonial Era (1650–1765), Chinese, African Americans, Europeans, Americans, American Indians, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914...
California Gold Rush, 1849, Irish Potato Famine, 1846-1850, Slavery and Abolition, 1776 - 1865, Family and Culture, Migration and Diaspora, Civil War (1860–1865), Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859), Discovery and Exploration (1492–1650), Colonial Era (1650–1765), Chinese, African Americans, Europeans, Americans, American Indians, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914), Early Modern Period (1450–1750)
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America's Untold Story, Episode 2, Men of God, Men of Greed
produced by Robbie Gordon, Small Planet Pictures Inc., 1186 Pictures LLC, Investigative Media Group Inc. and Thirteen Productions, in America's Untold Story, Episode 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2017), 53 mins
The first permanent European settlement in the United States was founded two generations before the Pilgrims arrived in 1565—not by English Protestants, but by a melting pot of Spanish, Africans, Italians, Germans, Irish and converted Jews, who integrated almost immediately with the indigenous tribes. America’...
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produced by Robbie Gordon, Small Planet Pictures Inc., 1186 Pictures LLC, Investigative Media Group Inc. and Thirteen Productions, in America's Untold Story, Episode 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2017), 53 mins
Description
The first permanent European settlement in the United States was founded two generations before the Pilgrims arrived in 1565—not by English Protestants, but by a melting pot of Spanish, Africans, Italians, Germans, Irish and converted Jews, who integrated almost immediately with the indigenous tribes. America’s Untold Story, from Secrets of the Dead, uncovers the story of America’s past that never made it into textbooks.
Episode Two – Me...
The first permanent European settlement in the United States was founded two generations before the Pilgrims arrived in 1565—not by English Protestants, but by a melting pot of Spanish, Africans, Italians, Germans, Irish and converted Jews, who integrated almost immediately with the indigenous tribes. America’s Untold Story, from Secrets of the Dead, uncovers the story of America’s past that never made it into textbooks.
Episode Two – Men of God, Men of Greed: By 1607 when Jamestown was founded, St. Augustine was undergoing urban renewal, but English colonists were ready to attack. In 1620 Plymouth was founded, and by 1664, 11 of the 13 British colonies had been established.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Robbie Gordon, Small Planet Pictures Inc., 1186 Pictures LLC, Investigative Media Group Inc., Thirteen Productions, Jimmy Smits, 1955-
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
America's Untold Story
Speaker / Narrator
Jimmy Smits, 1955-
Topic / Theme
American Colonial Period (pre-1775), Discovery and Exploration (1492–1650), Colonial Era (1650–1765), Early Modern Period (1450–1750)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2017 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
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America's Untold Story, Episode 3, The British Are Coming
produced by Robbie Gordon, Investigative Media Group Inc., Small Planet Pictures Inc., 1186 Pictures LLC and Thirteen Productions, in America's Untold Story, Episode 3 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2017), 51 mins
The first permanent European settlement in the United States was founded two generations before the Pilgrims arrived in 1565—not by English Protestants, but by a melting pot of Spanish, Africans, Italians, Germans, Irish and converted Jews, who integrated almost immediately with the indigenous tribes. America’...
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produced by Robbie Gordon, Investigative Media Group Inc., Small Planet Pictures Inc., 1186 Pictures LLC and Thirteen Productions, in America's Untold Story, Episode 3 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2017), 51 mins
Description
The first permanent European settlement in the United States was founded two generations before the Pilgrims arrived in 1565—not by English Protestants, but by a melting pot of Spanish, Africans, Italians, Germans, Irish and converted Jews, who integrated almost immediately with the indigenous tribes. America’s Untold Story, from Secrets of the Dead, uncovers the story of America’s past that never made it into textbooks.
Episode Three –...
The first permanent European settlement in the United States was founded two generations before the Pilgrims arrived in 1565—not by English Protestants, but by a melting pot of Spanish, Africans, Italians, Germans, Irish and converted Jews, who integrated almost immediately with the indigenous tribes. America’s Untold Story, from Secrets of the Dead, uncovers the story of America’s past that never made it into textbooks.
Episode Three – The British Are Coming: In 1763 Spain ceded Florida to England in order to keep its valuable port of Havana. The entire city of St. Augustine fled to Cuba and Mexico to avoid British rule. As the Spanish move out, the British move in – and with them, slavery.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Robbie Gordon, Investigative Media Group Inc., Small Planet Pictures Inc., 1186 Pictures LLC, Thirteen Productions, Jimmy Smits, 1955-
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
America's Untold Story
Speaker / Narrator
Jimmy Smits, 1955-
Topic / Theme
American Colonial Period (pre-1775), Colonial Era (1650–1765), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2017 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
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Buffalo Soldiers, Victorio and Manifest Destiny
directed by Alexander Zane Irwin, fl. 2017; produced by Carolina Gratianne, fl. 2017 (California: El Dorado Films, 2017), 6 mins
A little known story of the Indian Wars involves the role of the Buffalo Soldiers. This short film looks at conflicts between Apache tribes and the African-American Buffalo soldier regiments.
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directed by Alexander Zane Irwin, fl. 2017; produced by Carolina Gratianne, fl. 2017 (California: El Dorado Films, 2017), 6 mins
Description
A little known story of the Indian Wars involves the role of the Buffalo Soldiers. This short film looks at conflicts between Apache tribes and the African-American Buffalo soldier regiments.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Carolina Gratianne, fl. 2017, Dr. Robert Keith Collins, fl. 2006
Author / Creator
Alexander Zane Irwin, fl. 2017
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
El Dorado Films
Speaker / Narrator
Dr. Robert Keith Collins, fl. 2006
Topic / Theme
Colonization, French and Indian Wars, 1689-1763, War and Violence, Colonial Era (1650–1765), African Americans, Apaches, Pequot, Comanche, Early Modern Period (1450–1750), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Copyright © 2017 El Dorado Films
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Finding Your Roots, Season 4, Season 4, Episode 3, Puritans and Pioneers
directed by Sabin Streeter, fl. 2005-2017; produced by Hannah Olson, fl. 2013, Hazel Gurland-Pooler, fl. 1997-2017 and Josh Gleason, fl. 2011-2014, Inkwell Films, Kunhardt Films and McGee Media, in Finding Your Roots, Season 4, Season 4, Episode 3 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2017), 52 mins
Actors Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen and William H. Macy trace their nonconformist ancestors through American conflicts: the Civil War and the American Revolution, all the way back to the Puritan establishment.
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directed by Sabin Streeter, fl. 2005-2017; produced by Hannah Olson, fl. 2013, Hazel Gurland-Pooler, fl. 1997-2017 and Josh Gleason, fl. 2011-2014, Inkwell Films, Kunhardt Films and McGee Media, in Finding Your Roots, Season 4, Season 4, Episode 3 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2017), 52 mins
Description
Actors Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen and William H. Macy trace their nonconformist ancestors through American conflicts: the Civil War and the American Revolution, all the way back to the Puritan establishment.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Hannah Olson, fl. 2013, Hazel Gurland-Pooler, fl. 1997-2017, Josh Gleason, fl. 2011-2014, Inkwell Films, Kunhardt Films, McGee Media, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-
Author / Creator
Sabin Streeter, fl. 2005-2017
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Finding Your Roots, Season 4
Speaker / Narrator
William H. Macy, 1950-, Mary Steenburgen, 1953-, Ted Danson, III, 1947-, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-
Person Discussed
William H. Macy, 1950-, Mary Steenburgen, 1953-, Ted Danson, III, 1947-
Topic / Theme
Pioneers, Puritanism, Actors, Civil war, Family, Revolutionary Era (1765–1789), Colonial Era (1650–1765), Civil War (1860–1865)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2017 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
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Roots: A History Revealed
directed by Anthony Giacchino, 1969-; produced by Sean Sakamoto, fl. 2005-2017, Hazel Gurland-Pooler, fl. 1997-2017 and Anthony Giacchino, 1969-, Time Travel Unlimited (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2016), 43 mins
A one hour, unblinking, and fact-filled look at the real history of slavery, as revealed in Roots. This documentary features leading historians unpacking the history behind Africa at the time of Kunte Kinte and the Middle Passage, slavery on plantations.
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directed by Anthony Giacchino, 1969-; produced by Sean Sakamoto, fl. 2005-2017, Hazel Gurland-Pooler, fl. 1997-2017 and Anthony Giacchino, 1969-, Time Travel Unlimited (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2016), 43 mins
Description
A one hour, unblinking, and fact-filled look at the real history of slavery, as revealed in Roots. This documentary features leading historians unpacking the history behind Africa at the time of Kunte Kinte and the Middle Passage, slavery on plantations.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Sean Sakamoto, fl. 2005-2017, Hazel Gurland-Pooler, fl. 1997-2017, Anthony Giacchino, 1969-, Time Travel Unlimited, Tommie Earl Jenkins, 1965-
Author / Creator
Anthony Giacchino, 1969-
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Speaker / Narrator
Tommie Earl Jenkins, 1965-
Person Discussed
Nat Turner, 1800-1831
Topic / Theme
Violence, Racism, Slavery, Slave trade, U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865, Nat Turner's Insurrection, 1831, Battle of Fort Pillow, April 12, 1864, Trade and Commerce, War and Violence, Family and Culture, Race and Gender, Reconstruction (1866–1876), Revolutionary Era (1765–1789), Colonial Era (1650–1765), Civil War (1860–1865), Americans, African Americans, Mandinka
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