Africans in America. Part 2, Revolution. Interview with Margaret Washington, associate professor of history, Cornell University. 2 of 4 / [produced by WGBH]
Margaret Washington is interviewed bout the slave labor economy in the 18th century, Stamp Act and resistance in South Carolina, Boston and Violet King seeking safety with the British, slaves follow the British to New York City, the Treaty of Paris and certificates of freedom, General Birch and The...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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Boston, MA :
WGBH Educational Foundation,
[1998]
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| Summary: | Margaret Washington is interviewed bout the slave labor economy in the 18th century, Stamp Act and resistance in South Carolina, Boston and Violet King seeking safety with the British, slaves follow the British to New York City, the Treaty of Paris and certificates of freedom, General Birch and The Book of Negroes, Phillis Wheatley's life and poetry, the contradictions and appeal of Christianity,The American Revolution and the first struggle for freedom, The Constitution and Bill of Rights, Elizabeth Freeman and suits for freedom, Colonel Tye, Maroon Societies, concepts of freedom. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed September 12, 2017) |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (77 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 01:17:10 |
| Participant or Performer: | Interviewee: Margaret Washington. |
| Language: | In English. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Public performance rights obtained |