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Africans In America; Terrible Transformation, The (1562–1750); Interview with Barry Unsworth, 1996

Part of Africans in America.

11/04/1996

Barry Unsworth is interviewed about the desperation of European slave traders, how slave traders kept control of the ship, what drew Europeans to be slave traders, how slavers looked upon the Africans, the slave crew, the Middle Passage, and the threat of fasting during the Middle Passage.


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Series
Africans In America
Program
Terrible Transformation, The (1562–1750)
Program Number

101

Title

Interview with Barry Unsworth, 1996

Series Description

Broadcast: October 1998 This series explores the central paradox that is at the heart of the American story: a democracy that declared all men equal but enslaved and oppressed one people to provide independence and prosperity to another. The series opens in the 16th century on Africa's Gold Coast with the European and African trade, and ends on the eve of the American Civil War in 1861. Africans in America examines the economic and intellectual foundations of slavery in America and the global economy that prospered from it. The series reveals how the presence of African people and their struggle for freedom transformed America. Series release date: 10/1998

Program Description

101 The Terrible Transformation (1562–1750)--Examines the origins of one of the largest forced human migrations in recorded history. After the arrival of the first Africans in Virginia in 1619, the British colonies laid the groundwork for a system of racial slavery which generates profits that ensure the colonies' growth and survival. Producers: Orlando Bagwell and Susan Bellows.

Duration

01:06:15

Asset Type

Raw video

Media Type

Video

Genres
Interview
Topics
Race and Ethnicity
History
Creators
Smith, Llewellyn (Series Producer)
Contributors
Unsworth, Barry (Interviewee)
Publication Information
WGBH Educational Foundation
Rights Summary

Rights Holder: WGBH Educational Foundation

Citation
Chicago: “Africans In America; Terrible Transformation, The (1562–1750); Interview with Barry Unsworth, 1996,” 11/04/1996, GBH Archives, accessed March 28, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_787486C84E2C4BCF841658866E373B9B.
MLA: “Africans In America; Terrible Transformation, The (1562–1750); Interview with Barry Unsworth, 1996.” 11/04/1996. GBH Archives. Web. March 28, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_787486C84E2C4BCF841658866E373B9B>.
APA: Africans In America; Terrible Transformation, The (1562–1750); Interview with Barry Unsworth, 1996. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_787486C84E2C4BCF841658866E373B9B
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