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Roots : A History Revealed
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- Summary
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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 ...
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 Kint, the Middle Passage, and slavery on plantations.
Details
- Creator
- A&E Networks
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- [Place of publication not identified] : A&E Networks, [2016]
- New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Infobase, 2018
- ©2016
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (1 video file (43 min., 8 sec)) : sound, color
- digital
- video file
- Originally released by A&E Networks, 2016.
- Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on August 28, 2018.
- Streaming video file.
- Closed-captioned.
- Beginning of Slave Trade (3:18); Middle Passage (5:53); Slave Ship Revolts (1:32); Purchase of Slaves (4:10); Slave Labor and Conditions (5:13); Violence in Southern Society (3:02); Slave Revolts (4:36); Slaves in the Civil War (5:11); Oppression After Slavery (3:55); Legacy of Inequality (4:01); Credits: Roots: A History Revealed (0:35)