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Slavery and the Making of America

Liberty in the Air (Season 1, Episode 2)
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TV Episode | 54 min | History

From the 1740s to the 1830s, the institution of slavery continued to support economic development. As the slave population reproduced, American planters became less dependent on the African slave trade. Ensuing generations of slaves ...See moreFrom the 1740s to the 1830s, the institution of slavery continued to support economic development. As the slave population reproduced, American planters became less dependent on the African slave trade. Ensuing generations of slaves developed a unique culture that blended elements of African and American life. Episode two follows the paths of several African Americans, including Thomas Jefferson's slave Jupiter, Colonel Tye, Elizabeth Freeman, David Walker, and Maria Stewart, Watch a preview as they respond to the increasingly restrictive system of slavery. At the core of this episode is the Revolutionary War, an event which reveals the contradictions of a nation seeking independence while simultaneously denying freedom to its black citizens. Written by PBS See less
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Uzo Aduba
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Clement C. Arsenault
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Darien Bates
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Isiah Beasley
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Taquina C. Billupa
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Chip Bolcik
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Evelyn Brown
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Jordan Brown
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Joseph Brown
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Terry Burch
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Steven Butler
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Pilar Carrington
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Tiara Cohen
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Jason Cross
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John Cunningham
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David J. Curtis
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Jacqueline Davis
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Ray DeFeis
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James M. Ernest
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Michelle Eunis
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Ashley Fasasi
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Morris I. Fenwick
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Dudley Findlay Jr.
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Rob Flory
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Lawrence Floyd
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Robert L. Fogle
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Ryan Ford
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Ann M. Frank
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Morgan Freeman
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Masai Green
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Lois Alma Herring
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Jozie Hill
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Kenn L. Hill
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Tatiana Hodziewich
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George E. Hughes
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Hank Hutson
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Shima Jackson
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Fred Johnson
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Portia Kelley
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Baron Kelly
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Rana Lewis
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Daniel Oreskes
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Emily Seeley
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Robert Stewart
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Kim Sullivan
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