Africans In America; Judgment Day (1831-1861); Interview with Cornelia Bailey, 1997

04/15/1997

Cornelia Bailey is interviewed about ancestral memories of coping and perseverance, going to a better place, spiritual communication, the importance of family, revenge stories, life as an overseer, making do with what you have, Butler Island and slave life, hardships of working in rice and feeding your family, preserving pride, going back to go forward, resistance, forming new communities after slavery, joining the church and baptism, religious practice before there was a church, double talking, song for loved ones dying in the field "King Buzzard."

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Series: Africans In America
Program: Judgment Day (1831-1861)
Program Number: 104
Title: Interview with Cornelia Bailey, 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: 104 Judgment Day (1831-1861)--The nation expands westward; slavery becomes the most divisive issue in American life. Abolitionists struggle to bring the institution down, and the nation is tested as never before. As tensions over slavery erupt into violence, Americans are forced to consider how long the country can continue as a democracy built on the profits of bondage. Producer: Llewellyn Smith.
Duration: 00:53:17
Asset Type: Raw video
Media Type: Video
Genres: Interview
Topics: History; Race and Ethnicity
Creators: Smith, Llewellyn (Series Producer)
Contributors: Bailey, Cornelia (Interviewee)
Publication Information: WGBH Educational Foundation
Rights Summary: Rights Holder: WGBH Educational Foundation
Citation: Chicago: “Africans In America; Judgment Day (1831-1861); Interview with Cornelia Bailey, 1997,” 04/15/1997, GBH Archives, accessed November 24, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_D0B5974EFCD9404E8734BD178EDCB29E.; MLA: “Africans In America; Judgment Day (1831-1861); Interview with Cornelia Bailey, 1997.” 04/15/1997. GBH Archives. Web. November 24, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_D0B5974EFCD9404E8734BD178EDCB29E>.; APA: Africans In America; Judgment Day (1831-1861); Interview with Cornelia Bailey, 1997. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_D0B5974EFCD9404E8734BD178EDCB29E

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Africans In America; Judgment Day (1831-1861); Interview with Cornelia Bailey, 1997