Slavery and the Making of America
Be sure to watch this interesting series with contributions from VCU professor Norrrece T. Jones of the History Department:
Morgan Freeman narrates SLAVERY AND THE MAKING OF AMERICA. This four-part series airs on two nights (two episodes per night), Wednesdays, February 9 and 16 at 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. on WCVE Richmond PBS / WHTJ Charlottesville PBS, with repeats on Sundays, February 13 and 20 at 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. on WCVW Richmond PBS. This groundbreaking series chronicles the institution of American slavery from its origins in 1619 through the adoption of the 13th Amendment and Reconstruction. The series' unprecedented breadth offers entirely new perspectives on and facts about slavery. The series challenges many long-held notions (including the idea that slavery was exclusively a southern practice) and highlights the contradictions of a country that was founded on the principle of "liberty and justice for all," but embraced slavery.
--Ray Bonis, Special Collections and Archives.