Out of Slavery, 1619-1860

Series: History of the Negro in America Series

Duration: 21

Year Published: 1965

Creator: Niagara Films

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Traces the history of the Negro in America from his first arrival to the outbreak of the Civil War. Pictures slavery in the ancient world and outlines the development of the slave trade in America. Depicts the life of the Negro as a slave in the South and as a free man in the North. Shows his role in the American Revolution and discusses slave labor as the foundation of Southern wealth., Development of the African slave trade and the growth of slavery in the American colonies. The struggle to fulfill the promise of freedom in the Declaration of Independence. Everyday life of the negro to Civil War times. Uses paintings, drawings and photographs.

Complete Record: Traces the history of the Negro in America from his first arrival to the outbreak of the Civil War. Pictures slavery in the ancient world and outlines the development of the slave trade in America. Depicts the life of the Negro as a slave in the South and as a free man in the North. Shows his role in the American Revolution and discusses slave labor as the foundation of Southern wealth., Development of the African slave trade and the growth of slavery in the American colonies. The struggle to fulfill the promise of freedom in the Declaration of Independence. Everyday life of the negro to Civil War times. Uses paintings, drawings and photographs., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.