Conducted by a young African American youth speaking from a graphic display of artifacts, historical documents, newspapers and pictures, the film traces the origins of slavery and examines the basis of racial stereotyping as it developed in the dehumanising conditions of slave life and work.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
009900
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Slave labor
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Prejudices
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Race discrimination
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Slave-trade
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Prejudices
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Stereotype (Psychology)
History → African Americans - History
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)