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

Part of Africans in America.

05/21/1996

Peter Wood is interviewed about the first settlers who came to America, the need for labor in Jamestown, English Protestantism, the implications of tobacco on labor needs in Virginia, the Africans' arrival in 1619, inheriting the mother's slave status, the shift from indentured servitude to lifelong slavery, the difference between being a slave and a servant, the meaning of indentured servants, and the Africans' experience.

Series

Africans In America

Program

Terrible Transformation, The (1562–1750)

Program Number

101

Title

Interview with Peter Wood, 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

01:52:04

Asset Type

Raw video

Media Type

Video

Genres

Interview

Topics

History

Race and Ethnicity

Creators

Smith, Llewellyn (Series Producer)

Contributors

Wood, Peter (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 Peter Wood, 1996,” 05/21/1996, GBH Archives, accessed December 3, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_B9766F049D7E444D9E894350340E29B6.

MLA: “Africans In America; Terrible Transformation, The (1562–1750); Interview with Peter Wood, 1996.” 05/21/1996. GBH Archives. Web. December 3, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_B9766F049D7E444D9E894350340E29B6>.

APA: Africans In America; Terrible Transformation, The (1562–1750); Interview with Peter Wood, 1996. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_B9766F049D7E444D9E894350340E29B6