Africans in America -- America's Journey Through Slavery
Brief Synopsis
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Documentary examining the historical roots of today's social problems by exploring the history of slavery in America. From the nation's early days as an English settlement to the start of the Civil War, each part focuses on a different chapter in the struggle to define freedom. Combines first-person
Cast & Crew
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Llewellyn Smith
Director
Jeffrey Leath
Michael Bennett
Voice
Kate Carney
Voice
John Hope Franklin
Noel Ignatiev
Film Details
Also Known As
Africans in America
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
1998
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
Synopsis
Documentary examining the historical roots of today's social problems by exploring the history of slavery in America. From the nation's early days as an English settlement to the start of the Civil War, each part focuses on a different chapter in the struggle to define freedom. Combines first-person narratives, interviews with historians and descendents, music and scholarship.
Directors
Llewellyn Smith
Director
Susan Bellows
Director
Jacquie Jones
Director
Orlando Bagwell
Director
Noland Walker
Director
Cast
Jeffrey Leath
Michael Bennett
Voice
Kate Carney
Voice
John Hope Franklin
Noel Ignatiev
Frank Dolan
Voice
John Edgar Wideman
Toshi Reagon
Performer
James Oliver Horton
Fath Ruffins
Doug Egerton
Alvin Epstein
Voice
Rob Grader
Voice
Thomas Derrah
Voice
Peter Bubriski
Voice
Andrt Braugher
Voice
Frances Lattimer
Eric Foner
Kemp Harris
Voice
Danny Nelson
Voice
Rosalyn Coleman
Voice
Danny Glover
Voice
Nell Painter
Angela Bassett
Narrator
John P Kaminski
Avery Brooks
Voice
Cornelia Bailey
Lloyd Sheldon Johnson
Voice
Catherine Brekus
James Bedge
Voice
Thomas J Davis
Karen Hughes White
John Riley
Naheem Allah
Voice
Tom Wurl
Voice
Neil Gustafson
Voice
John James Spencer
Voice
Will Lebow
Voice
John Ferling
David Littlefield
Emma Lapsanksy
Julius Scott
Barry Unsworth
Al Raboteau
Thelma Foote
Brent Jennings
Voice
Karen Macdonald
Voice
William Hurt
Voice
Chris James
Voice
Carl Lumbly
Voice
Norrece T Jones Jr
Liz Callahan
Voice
Michael Bradshaw
Voice
Douglas Griffin
Voice
Kathy Woods
Voice
Chinua Achebe
Margaret Washington
Jeremy Rabb
Voice
William Scarborough
Brock Peters
Voice
Franklin Taylor
Voice
Charles Joyner
Monique Mcintrye
Voice
T H Breen
Peter Wood
Colin Powell
Bernice Johnson Reagon
Performer
Deborah Gray White
Stuart Culpepper
Voice
Deborah Gray White
David Blight
William Dusinberre
Julie Winch
Crew
Nancy Adams
Other
Mari Ines Arroyo
Other
Steve Audette
Avid Editor
Orlando Bagwell
Executive Producer
Orlando Bagwell
Producer
Orlando Bagwell
Segment Producer
Alexandra Baltarzuk
Sound
Maureen Barden
Post-Production Supervisor
Susan Bellows
Producer
Susan Bellows
Segment Producer
Catherine Benedict
Researcher
Ann Bennett
Associate Producer
Judith Binder
Other
Jane Margaret Blake
Other
David W Blight
Advisor
Franziska Blome
Production Assistant
Jeffree Bloomer
Sound
Richard Bock
Sound Recordist
Steve Bores
Sound
Jean Boucicaut
Editor
Michael W Brennan
Grip
Angelica Allende Brisk
Researcher
Dave Cambria
Grip
Malinda Campbell
Other
Mike Cantania
Grip
Frank Capria
Animator
Eric Chapman
Other
Christine Chen
Researcher
Emanuele Chiari
Assistant Camera Operator
Michael Chin
Director Of Photography
Gautum Choudary
Sound
Dave Connor
Sound
Cecelia Conway
Music
Daniel C Cook
Assistant Camera Operator
Peter Cook
Researcher
William Cook
Consultant
Brian Corbett
Grip
Bill Cuccinello
Director Of Photography
Dana Cupper
Assistant Camera Operator
Phillip D Curtin
Consultant
Ray Cymoszinski
Sound
Michael A Dawson
Avid Editor
Deb Driscoll
Sound Editor
Angie Druetta
Production Assistant
Danea Dutton
Other
Jon Else
Advisor
Marc Favreau
Other
Steve Fayer
Writer
Barbara Fields
Advisor
Stefan Forbes
Assistant Camera Operator
Eva Freeman
Other
Natalie French
Researcher
Sylvia Frey
Advisor
Henry Louis Gates
Consultant
Megan Gelstein
Associate Producer
Gerald Gill
Advisor
Stephen Gill
Grip
Heidi Gitelman
Researcher
John Gooch
Sound
Lisa Gregory
Project Director
Nancy Groce
Music
Robert Hall
Consultant
Matt Hanlan
Grip
Vincent Harding
Advisor
Kenneth Harris
Grip
Jim Hirsch
Gaffer
Thomas Holt
Consultant
Terry Hopkins
Photography
Claiborne Hughes
Other
John Jenkins
Sound Recordist
Cynthia Johnson
Researcher
Jacquie Jones
Segment Producer
Lisa Jones
Researcher
Yvonne Jones
Production Assistant
Winthrop Jordan
Advisor
Lansine Kaba
Consultant
Mary Kalger
Assistant Camera Operator
Dick Kane
Sound
Sidney Kaplan
Consultant
Chris Kellett
Sound
Scott Kelley
Other
Alison Kennedy
Other
Alison Kennedy
Art Director
Michael Kleiman
Assistant Camera Operator
Oleana Klein
Other
Anya Korneyeva
Other
Bryan Lee
Grip
Dan Lesiw
Sound Recordist
Charlie Lew
Assistant Camera Operator
Leon F Litwack
Advisor
Courtnay Malcolm
Researcher
Patrick Manning
Consultant
Roger Marbury
Grip
Jeff Maroun
Grip
Louis Massiah
Researcher
Paul Mazo
Sound
Elizabeth Mcalister
Music
Stephen Mccarthy
Assistant Camera Operator
Greg Mccleary
Sound Editor
Greg Mccleary
Sound Mixer
Mauri Meyers
Researcher
Chandra Mohammed
Other
Philip D Morgan
Consultant
Carlo Muel
Assistant Camera Operator
Carlo Muzi
Sound
Gary B Nash
Advisor
Gila Neta
Other
Fred Nielsen
Assistant Camera Operator
John Osborne
Sound
Olivia Paker
Other
Courtney Peck
Other
Sasha Penn
Researcher
Miranda Pyne
Other
Dino Raini
Sound
Bernice Johnson Reagon
Theme Music
Bernice Johnson Reagon
Music
Edward Reynolds
Advisor
Patricia Garcia Rios
Associate Producer
Michael Rossi
Other
Colin Russell
Grip
Matt Sakakeeny
Sound
Amy Sand
Associate Producer
Leon S Sanginiti
Assistant Camera Operator
Alan Sawyer
Sound
Len Schmitz
Sound
Valerie Schneider
Production Assistant
Charles Scott
Editor
Ed Searles
Motion Control
George Shafnacker
Sound
Sarah Shoenfeld
Other
Llewellyn Smith
Segment Producer
Llewellyn Smith
Project Director
Llewellyn Smith
Researcher
Steve Smith
Grip
Bob Sparks
Other
Buddy Squires
Director Of Photography
Buddy Squires
Photography
J T Takagi
Sound
Chris Taylor
Researcher
Michael Thelwell
Consultant
Geof Thurber
Sound Editor
Jill Tufts
Assistant Camera Operator
Hans Van Der Bold
Grip
Liza Wachman
Other
Noland Walker
Segment Producer
Dave Waller
Visual Effects
Doug Wallick
Grip
Margaret Washington
Advisor
Karen Watson
Researcher
James Weaver
Music
Jonathan Weaver
Assistant Camera Operator
Abby S Whitlow
Associate Producer
Brett Wiley
Assistant Camera Operator
Peter H Wood
Advisor
Meredith Woods
Consultant
Meredith Woods
Other
John Wright
Consultant
Paulette Young
Researcher
Film Details
Also Known As
Africans in America
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
1998
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
