Up From Slavery (2011)
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.
Up From Slavery: Season 1 - 7 Episode s
1x1 - Part One - 1619 Virginia - The First African Slaves arrive
September 13, 2011
Part One - 1619 Virginia - The First African Slaves arrive
1x2 - Part Two - 18th Century Colonial America and Slavery under the rule of the British Empire
September 20, 2011
Part Two - 18th Century Colonial America and Slavery under the rule of the British Empire
1x3 - Part Three - Slavery in the United States after the Revolution
September 27, 2011
Part Three - Slavery in the United States after the Revolution
1x4 - Part Four - Nat Turners Rebellion, 1831
October 4, 2011
Part Four - Nat Turners Rebellion, 1831
1x5 - Part Five - Abolition from the North grows
October 11, 2011
Part Five - Abolition from the North grows
1x6 - Part Six - The Civil War. Emancipation Proclamation
October 18, 2011
Part Six - The Civil War. Emancipation Proclamation
1x7 - Part Seven - Aftermath of the Civil War and new freedom
October 25, 2011
Part Seven - Aftermath of the Civil War and new freedom