Slavery and the Making of America - Season 1 Episode 4 The Challenge of Freedoms

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

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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

Civil War and Reconstruction. The war shifts from a struggle for union to a battle over slavery. Blacks, such as South Carolina slave and future congressman Robert Smalls, contribute to the war effort and experience gains and losses from Reconstruction. The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments abolish slavery and guarantee black civil rights, and the Freedmen's Bureau offers aid to former slaves throughout the 1870s. But militant groups such as the Ku Klux Klan threaten the future of racial equality, and segregation laws begin appearing across the country. Slavery's eradication does not end black oppression.

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 0.8357

Language English