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| Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery | 
 enlarge | Directors: Noland Walker, Jacquie Jones, Susan Bell
Actors: Angela Bassett, Jeremy Rabb, Andre Braugher, Eric Foner, Kemp Harris
Studio: WGBH Boston
Category: DVD
List Price: $59.95
Buy New: $17.46
You Save: $42.49 (71%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 17064
Format: Box Set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 2
Running Time: 360
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.4 x 1.2
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: WG999
ISBN: 157807553X
UPC: 783421323094
EAN: 9781578075539
ASIN: B00004U2MR
Theatrical Release Date: October 19, 1998
Release Date: August 1, 2000
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: BRAND NEW AND FACTORY SEALED!
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| Customer Reviews:
 wow December 5, 2005
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
This DVD is great. It talks and tells alot of stuff I didnt know nor had any idea. Like exactly how Haiti became... Haiti, Our presidents... how the north and south were different and how they were the same at one point... USA fighting for independence and at the same time, Africans in America fighting for independence as well... and it talks about Native Americans as well. This is very very helpful for those who are actually interested in American history.
 The book was better. December 26, 2004
5 out of 10 found this review helpful
I read the book based on this documentary and can honestly tell you there is no contest here, the book is far better. I could not help but notice as I watched this film how under developed it was, I mean if I had not read the book I would have been confused about the persons being mentioned in this film. The book made me feel for the slaves because of the details and extensiveness of the person's personality being mentioned. when the same character was mentioned in the film it did nothing or added anything to the film itself. I understand that it is impossible to put the whole content of a book into a documentary but a little more character development would have helped this piece a lot more.
The historians really saved this documentary for me, it was their comments and insights that kept me interested and having Collen Powell comment was pretty cool too.
Another gripe I have about this film are the voices being used incorrectly, for instance I was listening to a man who sounded like a big black southern man quoting Thomas Jefferson as a portrait of Jefferson was displayed on the TV screen. Not very convincing.
Do not get me wrong this film was good, but it can not be compared to the caliber of a Ken Burns type documentary.
Bottom line, it was good but could have been a lot better.
*** out of *****
 I love history and you should too! September 30, 2004
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
THE FULL TRUTH!!! I bet just the open minded will be able to take it well! I rented this series through BlatinoVideo.com, a DVD rental site witch specialty is the Black and Latino motion pictures... THey recommended AMAZON as the best place to buy this film.
WOW! THIS HAS TO BE SEEN! March 17, 2003
15 out of 17 found this review helpful
You won't be the same after watching this amazing well done documentary. There are moments that will move you to tears. It's a declaration that Black American history IS AMERICAN HISTORY! How can an American go through life not knowing so many famous names like Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth, you don't get more American than that. EXCELLENT, a must buy!
AFRICANS IN AMERICA! October 10, 2001
21 out of 21 found this review helpful
Originally produced for PBS in 1998, this DVD includes all four installments of this POWERFUL DOCUMENTARY! The focus here is on SLAVERY IN AMERICA, starting with JAMESTOWN in 1607 and ending with the start of the CIVIL WAR in 1861! This documentary combines FIRST-PERSON ACCOUNTS and HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS with INTERVIEWS with not only historians but the descendants of those slaves! This might be the FINEST look at America's PECULIAR INSTITUTION available on DVD!
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