Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery
by Noland Walker, Jacquie Jones, Susan Bell
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Actor: Andre Braugher, Angela Bassett, Eric Foner, Jeremy Rabb, Kemp HarrisDirector: Jacquie Jones, Noland Walker, Susan Bell
Brand: WGBH BOSTON VIDEO
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 360 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-08-01
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: WGBH Boston
Product features:
- Africans in America is now available on DVD! Everything you thought you knew about slavery is about to be challenged. Africans in America: America s Journey Through Slavery is the groundbreaking series that makes history by sharing it from a new perspective. Nearly ten years in the making, this landmark six-hour set exposes the truth through surprising revelations, dramatic recreations, rare archi
DVD Reviews of Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery
DVD Review: The book was better.
Summary: 3 Stars
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 *****
Description of Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery
Africans in America is now available on DVD! Everything you thought you knew about slavery is about to be challenged. Africans in America: America?s Journey Through Slavery is the groundbreaking series that makes history by sharing it from a new perspective. Nearly ten years in the making, this landmark six-hour set exposes the truth through surprising revelations, dramatic recreations, rare archival photography and riveting first-person accounts.Bestsellers in DVD
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