Up From Slavery

Name: Up From Slavery
Director: Kevin Hershberger
Released: 2011

2011 • TV-14 • Documentary/Miniseries

Tracing the history of slavery in America, from the arrival of the first Africans to the Civil War and beyond.

Director: Kevin Hershberger

S1 E1: 1619 Virginia: The First Slaves Arrive

Up From Slavery is a powerful, compelling and haunting documentary series that examines the history of slavery in America, from the arrival of the first African slaves through Nat Turner's Rebellion to the Civil War and beyond.

38 minutes

S1 E2: 18Th Century Colonial America and Slavery Under the Rule of the British Empire

The section of the series presents the changes in slavery in North America due to the beginning of British dominance over the territory and the evolution of the farming and trade practices in the Northern and Southern colonies.

47 minutes

S1 E3: Slavery In the United States After the Revolution

The United States was founded upon the idea that all men are created equal and endowed by their creator with the inalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, but would pay a bloody cost for denying that right to more than twelve percent of its population.

45 minutes

S1 E4: Nat Turner's Rebellion: 1831

This part of the series presents the reaction by individuals and parties to the continued use of slave labor in portions of the United States.

44 minutes

S1 E5: Abolition From the North Grows

This segment of the series speaks about the efforts by Northern Abolitionists to eliminate slavery prior to the start of the Civil War. The participants in this cause and the actions taken by them are recounted.

42 minutes

S1 E6: The Civil War: Emancipation Proclamation

This portion of the series talks about the causes of and start of the Civil War; the evolution of the drive to win on each side of the conflict and of President Lincoln's bold step towards freedom for all slaves in the United States.