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

Part of Africans in America.

10/18/1997

Thelma Foote is interviewed about the historical importance of the African Burial Ground in New York colony, life in the early Colonial settlements, how the colonies changed with the introduction of black labor, laws to limit the rights of black people, rise of slave labor in the colonies following the introduction of African slaves into Barbados, life in the South Carolina colony, life in the New York colony and curfew laws, New York City slave conspiracy, the importance of studying our racial past.

Series

Africans In America

Program

Terrible Transformation, The (1562–1750)

Program Number

101

Title

Interview with Thelma Foote, 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

00:56:48

Asset Type

Raw video

Media Type

Video

Genres

Interview

Topics

Race and Ethnicity

History

Creators

Smith, Llewellyn (Series Producer)

Contributors

Foote, Thelma (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 Thelma Foote, 1997,” 10/18/1997, GBH Archives, accessed December 3, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_E8E3A50B42CF41F39282FE18123BCFA9.

MLA: “Africans In America; Terrible Transformation, The (1562–1750); Interview with Thelma Foote, 1997.” 10/18/1997. GBH Archives. Web. December 3, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_E8E3A50B42CF41F39282FE18123BCFA9>.

APA: Africans In America; Terrible Transformation, The (1562–1750); Interview with Thelma Foote, 1997. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_E8E3A50B42CF41F39282FE18123BCFA9