| Edition |
Collector's ed. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (ca. 180 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC (Region 1); dolby digital. |
| Note |
Closed-captioned. |
| Performer |
Narrator: Angela Bassett. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Michael Chin; editor, Chuck Scott; music score, Bernice Johnson Reagon; associate producer, Patricia Garcia Rios. |
| Note |
Originally broadcast on PBS in 1998. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Awards |
Peabody award winner. |
| Summary |
A four part series portraying the struggles of the African people in America. This series exposes the truth through surprising revelations, dramiatic recreations, rare archival photography, riveting first-person accounts and defines the reality of slaver's past through insightful commentary. |
| Note |
Related to: Africans in America : America's journey through slavery / Charles Johnson, Patricia Smith, WGBH Series Research Team. -- New York : Harcourt Brace, c1998. |
| Contents |
The terrible transformation -- Revolution. |
| Note |
Special features: Two songs from the Africans in America soundtrack ; access to the Africans in America web site, including a resource bank, teacher's guide, and youth activity guide. |
| Subject |
Slavery -- United States -- History.
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African Americans -- History -- To 1863.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Bassett, Angela.
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Johnson, Charles Richard, 1948-
Africans in America.
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| Added Title |
AFRICANS IN AMERICA |
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AMERICA'S JOURNEY THROUGH SLAVERY |
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Terrible transformation.
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Revolution.
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| ISBN |
157807553X (set)59.95 |
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157807553X : $30.00 ea. |
| Standard No. |
783421323094 (set) |
| Music # |
WG999 WGBH Boston Video (set) |
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