Slavery and the Making of America - Season 1 Episode 2 Liberty in the Air

Name: Slavery and the Making of America
Genre: Documentary
Released: 16 Feb 2005
Rating: 7.90
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Chauncey Herring, Justin Jackson, Larry Floyd

2005-02-16 United States of America 55 minutes.

7.90 4 votes

Documentary slavery african

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Season - Episode

1 Season 1 Feb 09, 2005

1 - 1

The Downward Spiral Feb 09, 2005
1 - 2

Liberty in the Air Feb 09, 2005
1 - 3

Seeds of Destruction Feb 16, 2005
1 - 4

The Challenge of Freedoms Feb 16, 2005

Overview

The 1740s to the 1830s. As the slave population reproduces, American planters become less dependent on the African slave trade. Ensuing generations of slaves develop a unique culture that blends elements of African and American life. African Americans, including Thomas Jefferson's slave Jupiter, Colonel Tye, Elizabeth Freeman, David Walker, and Maria Stewart, respond to the increasingly restrictive system of slavery. The Revolutionary War reveals the contradictions of a nation seeking independence while simultaneously denying freedom to its black citizens.

Year 2005

Studio PBS

Director William Grant

Crew Tara Thomas (Production Manager), Adam McLean (Stunts), Michael Whalen (Music), J.C. Conway (Stunts), Ralph Pitre (Visual Effects), Karen Keyes (Costume Design)

Popularity 2.8414

Language English