The African Americans : many rivers to cross. Episode 3, Into the fire : 1861-1896 /
'Into the Fire' examines the most tumultuous and consequential period in African-American history: the Civil War and the end of slavery, and Reconstruction's thrilling but brief 'moment in the sun.' From the beginning, African Americans were agents of their liberation - by f...
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| Online Access: | Streaming video from Academic Video Online |
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| Other Authors: | , , , , |
| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), 2013. |
| Series: | The PBS Video Collection, Second Edition
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| Summary: | 'Into the Fire' examines the most tumultuous and consequential period in African-American history: the Civil War and the end of slavery, and Reconstruction's thrilling but brief 'moment in the sun.' From the beginning, African Americans were agents of their liberation - by fleeing the plantations and taking up arms to serve in the United States Colored Troops. After Emancipation, African Americans sought to realize the promise of freedom - rebuilding families shattered by slavery; demanding economic, political and civil rights; even winning elected office - but a few years later, an intransigent South mounted a swift and vicious campaign of terror to restore white supremacy and roll back African-American rights. Yet the achievements of Reconstruction remained in the collective memory of the African-American community. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed May 22, 2015). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (57 min.) |
| Playing Time: | 00:56:14 |
| Access: | Access limited to authorized users. |