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Africans In America; Terrible Transformation, The (1562–1750); Interview with Frances Latimer, 1997

Part of Africans in America.

05/03/1997

Frances Latimer is interviewed about the history of her family in Virginia, what Africans might have encountered when they first arrived, free man Francis Payne, land owner Anthony Johnson, Colony life for black and mulatto women, use of the court system, "Mine own ground," slave codes, reasons to study African American history.


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

101

Title

Interview with Frances Latimer, 1997

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

00:46:59

Asset Type

Raw video

Media Type

Video

Genres
Interview
Topics
History
Race and Ethnicity
Creators
Smith, Llewellyn (Series Producer)
Contributors
Interview with Frances Latimer, 1997 (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 Frances Latimer, 1997,” 05/03/1997, GBH Archives, accessed March 29, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_B5471AC498304CBD89A1B7412421B9FA.
MLA: “Africans In America; Terrible Transformation, The (1562–1750); Interview with Frances Latimer, 1997.” 05/03/1997. GBH Archives. Web. March 29, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_B5471AC498304CBD89A1B7412421B9FA>.
APA: Africans In America; Terrible Transformation, The (1562–1750); Interview with Frances Latimer, 1997. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_B5471AC498304CBD89A1B7412421B9FA
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