Africans in America. Part 2, Revolution (1750-1805) [electronic resource] / produced for PBS by WGBH Boston ; produced and directed by Orlando Bagwell, Susan Bellows ; writer, Steve Fayer.

Other Titles: Africans in America.

Publisher: [Arlington, Va.] : PBS, [2007]

Series: Africans in America

Subject: Slavery United States History.
Slavery United States History 18th century.
Antislavery movements United States History 18th century.
Slaves Emancipation United States.
Abolitionists United States History 18th century.
African Americans History To 1863.
Slavery Justification.
Constitutional history United States.
Constitutional law United States Philosophy.
United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 African Americans.
Television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Documentary Television mini-series. migfg

Other titles: Africans in America (Television program).

Credits: Director of photography, Michael Chin; editor, Chuck Scott; music score, Bernice Johnson Reagon; associate producer, Patricia Garcia Rios.

Performers: Narrator: Angela Bassett.

Target Audience: Age group: NR.

Notes: Downloadable video file.
Title from title screen (viewed on Feb. 4, 2008).
Originally broadcast on PBS October 20, 1998.
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Summary: Revolution (1750-1805) re-creates the era of American independence. While colonists seek autonomy, slavery is challenged from within. More than 100,000 blacks escape bondage, threatening slavery's existence. General George Washington refuses to accept black volunteers, but when Virginia's governor promises freedom to all who fight for England, the army relents. The United States walks a tightrope between property rights and human rights.