Summary
Radicals. Agitators. Troublemakers. Liberators. Called many names, the abolitionists tore the nation apart in order to create a more perfect union. Men and women, black and white, Northerners and Southerners, poor and wealthy, these passionate anti-slavery activists fought body and soul in the most important civil rights crusade in American history.
The abolitionists tore the nation apart in order to create a more perfect union. Men and women, black and white, Northerners and Southerners, poor and wealthy--these passionate anti-slavery activists fought body and soul in the most important civil rights crusade in American history. What began as a pacifist movement fueled by persuasion and prayer became a fiery and furious struggle that forever changed the nation.
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Garrison, William Lloyd,
-- 1805-1879.
Douglass, Frederick, -- 1818-1895. GrimkeĢ, Angelina Emily, -- 1805-1879. Stowe, Harriet Beecher, -- 1811-1896. Brown, John, -- 1800-1859. Slavery -- United States -- History. Abolitionists -- United States. Antislavery movements -- United States. Documentary television programs. Historical television programs. Biographical television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | Boston : Arlington, Va. :WGBH Educational Foundation ;2013 PBS Distribution, |
| Edition | Widescreen. |
| Other Titles | American experience (Television program) |
| Contributors |
Rapley, Rob,
screenwriter, producer, director. Brooks, Richard, 1962- actor. Huff, Neal, actor. Serralles, Jeanine, actor. Sheil, Kate Lyn, actor. Smith, T. Ryder, actor. Platt, Oliver, narrator. Phillips, Tom, 1952- composer. American Experience Films, production company. WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), production company. WGBH Educational Foundation, publisher. PBS Distribution (Firm), publisher. |
| Participants/Performers |
Narrated by Oliver Platt. Richard Brooks, Neal Huff, Jeanine Serralles, Kate Lyn Sheil, T. Ryder Smith. |
| Other Contributors |
Edited by John Chimples, Aljernon Tunsil ; cinematography by Tim Cragg ; music, Tom Phillips. |
| Language |
English In English; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH). |
| Notes |
Title from container. Originally broadcast on the television series, "The American experience" in 2013. |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen presentation; 5.1 surround. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 180 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 9781608838332 1608838331 |
| Other | Classic View |