Abstract
Katrina Browne was shocked to discover that her distinguished Rhode Island forebears had been part of the largest slave-trading dynasty in American history. Once she started digging, Browne found the evidence everywhere—in ledgers, ships’ logs, letters, and even in a local nursery rhyme. This film documents one family’s painful confrontation with their ancestors’ involvement in the slave trade, and in so doing reveals the pivotal role slavery played in the growth of the American economy. Browne invited two hundred descendants to join her on a journey to explore their past, retracing the route from their ancestors’ Bristol cemetery to the slave castles of Ghana and the ruins of a family plantation in Cuba.
Subject
DeWolf, Charles, -- 1695- -- Family, Slave trade -- New England -- History, Slave trade -- Africa, West -- History, Slave trade -- Cuba -- History, United States -- Race relations -- History, De Wolf family, Race Relations -- United States, African Americans -- history, Racism -- United States, Social Problems -- United States, DeWolf, Charles, -- 1695-
Contributors
Browne, Katrina (director), Browne, Katrina (writer), Browne, Katrina (producer), Delude-Dix, Elizabeth (producer), Ray, Jude (collaborator), Miller, Roger C. (composer), Kovgan, Alla (collaborator), Dory, Liz (director of Photography), Brown, Juanita (producer), Ebb Pod Productions (producer), California Newsreel (Firm) (distributor)
Duration
00:51:59 (HH:MM:SS)
Language:
English
Target or Intended Audience
adult/continuing education, higher education, high school (grades 10-12), college
Copyright Holder
| Name | California Newsreel |
| Role | distributor |
| Telephone | 415-284-7800 |
| Address | 500 Third Street, Suite #505, San Francisco, CA 94107-1875 |
| [email protected] |
Copyright Date
2008-01-01
Rights Declaration:
This video is protected by copyright. You are free to view it but not download or remix it. Please contact the licensing institution for further information about how you may use this video.
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