Africans in America. Part 1, The terrible transformation. Interview with Akosua Perbi, professor of history, University of Ghana / [produced by WGBH]
Akosua Perbi is interviewed about the impact of raids and kidnappings, warfare as a source of enslavement in Ghana, slave markets in Ghana, slaves given as tributes, minor offences leading to enslavement, external enslavement vs internal enslavement, fear, suspicion and insecurity during the time of...
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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Boston, MA :
WGBH Educational Foundation,
[1998]
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| Summary: | Akosua Perbi is interviewed about the impact of raids and kidnappings, warfare as a source of enslavement in Ghana, slave markets in Ghana, slaves given as tributes, minor offences leading to enslavement, external enslavement vs internal enslavement, fear, suspicion and insecurity during the time of slavery, the role of guns and gunpowder, kidnappings in Ghana, songs telling the history of slavery, in Ghana no slave owner had the power of life and death over the slave unlike Atlantic slavery, Ghanaians were unaware of the harsh treatment of slaves overseas. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed September 12, 2017) |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (44 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 00:43:35 |
| Awards: | Nominated 1999 NAACP Image Award, Outstanding News, Talk or Information Special. Nominated 1999 OFTA Television Award, Best Informational Special. Won 1998 Peabody Award. |
| Participant or Performer: | Interviewee: Akosua Perbi. |
| Language: | In English. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Public performance rights obtained |