Liberty on Trial in America: Cases That Defined Freedom

Two Slave Trials

Educational Jan 3, 2020 28 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

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S1 E3: The citizens of the newly formed United States could not agree on the overall moral issue of slavery, but they were willing to take up its more narrow legal issues. Gain a greater understanding of the many ways in which the legal system supported the institution of slavery by examining the trials of two slaves: Anthony Burns and Celia (no last name).

Educational Jan 3, 2020 28 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2020
Run Time: 28 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

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.