February 9, 2005 • 55m
The 1620s. Eleven men of African descent and mixed ethnicity enter into slavery in New Amsterdam. Working side by side with white ...Read more
February 9, 2005 • 55m
The 1740s to the 1830s. As the slave population reproduces, American planters become less dependent on the African slave trade. En...Read more
February 16, 2005 • 55m
1800. Vermont leads the Northern states in abolishing and phasing out slavery, while the South begins its greatest expansion. As t...Read more
February 16, 2005 • 55m
Civil War and Reconstruction. The war shifts from a struggle for union to a battle over slavery. Blacks, such as South Carolina sl...Read more