The Heritage of Slavery - Of Black America
Aug 13, 1968 · 54m
Director
Peter DavisOverview
News documentary from 1968 hosted by George Foster, exploring the legacy of oppression that remains over 100 years after the abolition of that peculiar institution. In Part 1, Foster visits Charleston, SC, and speaks with both descendants of slaves and slave owners. The cameras capture a sermon by Rev. Henry Butler of the Mother Emmanuel AME Church (where Denmark Vesey planned an unsuccessful slave revolt in 1822 and Dylan Roof would later kill 9 church members in 2015). In Part 2, the cameras go to Mississippi to speak with former sharecroppers and political activist FANNIE LOU HAMER. In the final segment, we travel to Chicago, where Prof. JAMES TURNER and activist CALVIN LOCKRIDGE educate young people about revolution. Ebony Magazine editor and historian LERONE BENNETT offers a poignant analogy to describe the times we are in today.
Cast of The Heritage of Slavery - Of Black America
Crew of The Heritage of Slavery - Of Black America
About The Heritage of Slavery - Of Black America
What is The Heritage of Slavery - Of Black America about?
News documentary from 1968 hosted by George Foster, exploring the legacy of oppression that remains over 100 years after the abolition of that peculiar institution. In Part 1, Foster visits Charleston, SC, and speaks with both descendants of slaves and slave owners. The cameras capture a sermon by Rev. Henry Butler of the Mother Emmanuel AME Church (where Denmark Vesey planned an unsuccessful…
When was The Heritage of Slavery - Of Black America released?
The Heritage of Slavery - Of Black America was released on August 13, 1968.
How long is The Heritage of Slavery - Of Black America?
The Heritage of Slavery - Of Black America runs 54 minutes.
Who directed The Heritage of Slavery - Of Black America?
The Heritage of Slavery - Of Black America was directed by Peter Davis.
Who is in the cast of The Heritage of Slavery - Of Black America?
The cast of The Heritage of Slavery - Of Black America includes George Foster (Self - Reporter), Lerone Bennett Jr. (Self - Senior Editor, 'Ebony' Magazine (as Lerone Bennett Jr.)), Henry Butler (Self (as Rev. Henry Butler)), Fannie Lou Hamer (Self) and James E. Turner (Self -Political Sociology Instructor, Northwestern University).