Episode 5. Early Slave Resistance
Series: Then I'll Be Free To Travel Home-the Legacy of the New York African Burial Ground
From: ERIC V. TAIT, JR.
Length: 00:59:00
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The prevalent, accepted myth is that enslaved Africans in North America pretty much docilely accepted their enslavement. The evidence is quite to the contrary. The number of revolts and runaways - especially in the north - are early, and significant.
(The NY Colonial Legislature passed a law mandating the death penalty for any slave found 40 miles north of Albany). Highlighting that early struggle, and how it literally paved the way for what would, almost a hundred years later, come to be known as the Underground Railroad, makes for an enlightening Segment #5.
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The prevalent, accepted myth is that enslaved Africans in North America pretty much docilely accepted their enslavement. The evidence is quite to the contrary. The number of revolts and runaways - especially in the north - are early, and significant. (The NY Colonial Legislature passed a law mandating the death penalty for any slave found 40 miles north of Albany). Highlighting that early struggle, and how it literally paved the way for what would, almost a hundred years later, come to be known as the Underground Railroad, makes for an enlightening Segment #5.
Broadcast History
Oeiginally broadcast nationally 2004-2006
Timing and Cues
http://www.evted2.org/tandc-s05.html
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