Turning Points in American History

1619 Land of the Free? Slavery Begins

Documentary Jun 17, 2011 29 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

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S1 E2: One of history's most troubling questions: How and why did a democratic America become a slaveholding society? Explore this paradox from its origins in 1619—with the arrival of slaves at Jamestown—to the influence of Bacon's Rebellion in 1676 to the expansion of slavery throughout the South in the 1800s.

Documentary Jun 17, 2011 29 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2011
Run Time: 29 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.