Slavery And the Making Of America

Coming to PBS on Feb. 9th and the 16th from 9PM to 11PM is the four part series Slavery And The Making Of America, produced by Dante James, and narrated by Morgan Freeman. Dante is an incredible filmmaker who has produced many award wining films among them biographies on Marian Anderson and A. Philip Randolph. He worked with the late great filmmaker Henry Hampton at Blackside and was the executive producer of Hampton's last series This Far By Faith: African American Spiritual Journeys.Slavery And The Making Of America tells the story of! slavery from the point of view of the enslaved. The series recognizes the strength, humanity and dignity of the enslaved and redefines them as pro-active freedom fighters not passive victims.www.pbs.org/slavery and www.slaveryinamerica.com

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Slavery And the Making Of America
Feb 9th and 16th from 9PM-11PMOn PBS

Originally posted on: Black Intellects