Episode 7. The Rebellion Within the Rebellion
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
"There's a famous quote by a Lutheran Priest, which says 'Everyone recognizes that the Blacks favor the British. If the British win, they will gain their freedom.'" (Prof. Graham Hodges). The British promise that freedom immediately, knowing they need the enslaved Africans in order to defeat the rebellious Colonists. The American Colonists' two-fold dilemma: how to reconcile preaching/fighting for "liberty and justice for all" while still trying to keep enslaved Africans as property; and secondly, can they defeat the British without the help of the Africans in their midst? How it all plays out as two larger-than-life freedom-fighters, one white, one black do battle (and the subsequent effects of that battle), make for a dynamic Segment #7.
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Piece Description
"There's a famous quote by a Lutheran Priest, which says 'Everyone recognizes that the Blacks favor the British. If the British win, they will gain their freedom.'" (Prof. Graham Hodges). The British promise that freedom immediately, knowing they need the enslaved Africans in order to defeat the rebellious Colonists. The American Colonists' two-fold dilemma: how to reconcile preaching/fighting for "liberty and justice for all" while still trying to keep enslaved Africans as property; and secondly, can they defeat the British without the help of the Africans in their midst? How it all plays out as two larger-than-life freedom-fighters, one white, one black do battle (and the subsequent effects of that battle), make for a dynamic Segment #7.
Broadcast History
Originally broadcast nationally 2004-2006
Timing and Cues
http://www.evted2.org/tandc-s07.html
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