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DVD
The abolitionists [DVD]
Published by WGBH Educational Foundation ; Boston by PBS Distribution, Arlington, Va.
UPC 841887018364
Bib Id 708535
Copyright 2013
Description 1 videodisc (ca. 180 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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Leader
cgm a22 Ia 4500
ISBN
9781608838332 : $17.00
UPC
841887018364
Publisher Number
ABOL601
Language
eng
Call #
DVD
Title
The abolitionists [DVD]
Copyright Date
2013
Description
1 videodisc (ca. 180 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Note
Originally broadcast on the television series, "The American experience."
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.
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. 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.
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. 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. Part 3. (54 min.) Introduction -- Battle over Kansas -- Raid on Harpers Ferry -- The Civil War begins -- The Emancipation Proclamation -- Victory.
Creation/Production 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.
Cast
Featuring: Richard Brooks, Neal Huff, Jeanine Serralles, Kate Lyn Sheil, T. Ryder Smith ; narrated by Oliver Platt.
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.
System Details
DVD, Region 1, widescreen, 5.1 surround.
Language Note
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Subject
Genre/Form
Documentary television programs.
Historical television programs.
Television programs for the hearing impaired.
Nonfiction television programs
Historical television programs.
Television programs for the hearing impaired.
Nonfiction television programs
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