Up From Slavery

Up From Slavery (2011)


Summary

In 1860, as the American Experiment threatened to explode into a bloody civil war, there were as many as four hundred thousand slave-owners in the United States, and almost four million slaves. The nation was founded upon the idea that all men are created equal and endowed by their creator with the inalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The nation would pay a bloody cost for denying that right to more than twelve percent of its population. But when slavery was first brought to America's shores, this war, and even the nation it tore apart, was centuries in the future. With incredibly detailed historical reenactments, expert commentary and the stories of slavery told through first-hand accounts, this is an epic struggle 400 years in the making. A journey into the past like none other. This is the story of these men and women who by their hands laid the foundation of what would become the most powerful nation on Earth. Join us as we rise...UP FROM SLAVERY.

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  • Up From Slavery Trailer

    Up From Slavery Seasons

    Season 1

    First Air Date: 2011-09-13
    7 Episodes

    Up From Slavery Episodes

    Title Air Date Duration
    Season 1Episode 1Part One - 1619 Virginia - The First African Slaves Arrive min
    Season 1Episode 2Part Two - 18th Century Colonial America and Slavery Under the Rule of the British Empire min
    Season 1Episode 3Part Three - Slavery in the United States After the Revolution min
    Season 1Episode 4Part Four - Nat Turner's Rebellion, 1831 min
    Season 1Episode 5Part Five - Abolition from the North Grows min
    Season 1Episode 6Part Six - The Civil War. Emancipation Proclamation min
    Season 1Episode 7Part Seven - Aftermath of the Civil War and New 'Freedom' min
    • Coby Batty

      as Narrator
    Directing Kevin R. Hershberger Director
    Writing Baron Blakley Writer

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