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Africans in America. Part 2, Revolution. Interview with Thomas J. Davis, professor of history, Arizona State University and author of "Africans in the Americas: a history of the black diaspora". 2 of 2 / [produced by WGBH].
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Davis, Thomas J. (Thomas Joseph)--Interviews.
- Davis, Thomas J.
- Smith, Venture, 1729?-1805.
- Smith, Venture.
- African Americans--History--To 1863.
- African Americans.
- Slavery--United States--History--18th century.
- Slavery.
- Enslaved persons--United States--Social conditions--18th century.
- Enslaved persons.
- Genre:
- Interviews.
- Unedited footage.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (43 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- Boston, MA : WGBH Educational Foundation, [1998]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- Thomas J. Davis is interviewed about Venture Smith and the relationship between slave and slave holder, Venture's loss of his family and the purchase of their freedom, the difference between a free Negro and a free person, the importance of waterways in colonial life, Venture Smith's acquisition of land, the significance of the Revolutionary War, Venture Smith as slave owner, The Constitution's sanction of slavery and what it meant to Venture Smith.
- Participant:
- Interviewee: Thomas J. Davis.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed September 12, 2017).
- OCLC:
- 1009103557
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