| Description |
1 videodisc (ca. 180 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, NTSC, Region 1, widescreen, 5.1 surround. |
| Note |
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
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Originally broadcast on the television series, "The American experience" in 2013. |
| Cast |
Featuring: Richard Brooks, Neal Huff, Jeanine Serralles, Kate Lyn Sheil, T. Ryder Smith ; narrated by Oliver Platt. |
| Credits |
Edited by John Chimples, Aljernon Tunsil ; cinematography by Tim Cragg ; original music, Tom Phillips ; production designer, Akeime Mitterlehner ; costume designer, Deborah Newhall ; art directors, R. Mark Hughes, Elise Viola ; set decorator, Jim Williams ; executive producer, Sharon Grimberg. |
| Summary |
"Radicals. Agitators. Troublemakers. Liberators. Called many names, the abolitionists tore the nation apart in order to create a more perfect union. Men and women, black and white, Northerners and Southerners, poor and wealthy, these passionate anti-slavery activists fought body and soul in the most important civil rights crusade in American history"--Container. |
| Contents |
Part 1. (54 min.) Introduction -- Angelina's religious struggle -- Slavery and the American economy -- The Liberator -- The postal campaign -- Garrison faces a mob -- Angelina & Theodore Weld -- Leaving the American anti-slavery society. |
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Part 2. (54 min.) Introduction -- Douglass escapes slavery -- Douglass flees to Great Britain -- The North Star -- Harriet's loss -- The great compromise -- Uncle Tom's cabin. |
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Part 3. (54 min.) Introduction -- Battle over Kansas -- Raid on Harpers Ferry -- The Civil War begins -- The Emancipation Proclamation -- Victory. |
| Subject |
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879.
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Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895.
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Grimké, Angelina Emily, 1805-1879.
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Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896.
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Brown, John, 1800-1859.
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Slavery -- United States -- History.
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Abolitionists -- United States.
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Antislavery movements -- United States.
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| Genre |
Documentary television programs.
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Historical television programs.
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Biographical television programs.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Television programs -- United States.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Grimberg, Sharon. Producer.
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Rapley, Rob. Author of screenplay. Producer. Director.
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Brooks, Richard, 1962- Actor.
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Huff, Neal. Actor.
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Serralles, Jeanine. Actor.
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Sheil, Kate Lyn. Actor.
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Smith, T. Ryder. Actor.
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Platt, Oliver. Narrator.
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Chimples, John. Film editor.
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Tunsil, Aljernon. Film editor.
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Cragg, Tim. cng
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Phillips, Tom. Composer.
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Mitterlehner, Akeime. ard
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Newhall, Deborah. Costume designer.
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Hughes, R. Mark. ard
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Viola, Elise. ard
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Williams, Jim. std
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American Experience Films.
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Apograph Productions.
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WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
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WGBH Educational Foundation.
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PBS Distribution (Firm)
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| Added Title |
American experience (Television program)
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| ISBN |
841887018364 |
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9781608838332 : $24.99 |
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1608838331 |
| Standard No. |
841887018364 |
| Music # |
ABOL601 PBS |
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