Experiencing America: A Smithsonian Tour through American History

The Growth and Spread of Slavery

Documentary Jul 22, 2021 33 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

Available on Prime Video, The Great Courses Signature Collection

S1 E4: Starting with a set of slave shackles, chart the history of slavery in the Americas. Discover how the invention of the cotton gin helped expand slave labor. Then follow the story of African-American abolitionist Harriet Tubman, as told through some of her treasured personal belongings.

Documentary Jul 22, 2021 33 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2021
Run Time: 33 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.