Black history series. Early life for African Americans in America / director, Tony R. Smith ; producer, Mike Williams.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Smith, Tony (Film director), director.

Williams, Mike (Film producer), producer.

Baker, Jim, narrator.

Jones, Rick (Richard), 1957- narrator.

Bennett, Mike, 1973- narrator.

Smith Show Media Group Inc., publisher.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913.

Tubman, Harriet.

Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895.

Douglass, Frederick.

African Americans--History.

African Americans.

African Americans--Social conditions.

Abolitionists--United States.

Abolitionists.

Civil rights--United States.

Civil rights.

Slavery--United States.

Slavery.

United States--History.

United States.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (22 minutes)

Other Title:

Early life for African Americans in America

Place of Publication:

Lima, OH : Smith Show Media Group, 2024.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

This program illuminates the incredible resilience and determination of African Americans in the early 1800s as they relentlessly pursued freedom and equality. Despite enduring unimaginable hardships under slavery, they resisted through acts of defiance, escape, and organized efforts in the abolitionist movement. From the Underground Railroad to freedom petitions and the powerful voices of Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman, African Americans were leaders in the fight for liberty. During the Civil War, their bravery reached new heights as over 180,000 African American men enlisted in the Union Army and Navy. By serving in regiments like the renowned 54th Massachusetts Infantry, they demonstrated their courage and unwavering commitment to securing freedom for themselves and future generations.

Participant:

Narrator, Jim Baker, Mike Bennett, Ricky Jones.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed June 03, 2025).

OCLC:

1527825181