For those enslaved, it was the perpetrator of countless horrors. So why did almost 200,000 African-Americans put their lives on the line to preserve the United States?

What was life like for an enslaved person in America? This program explores the daily life and customs of enslaved children and adults from Colonial Times through Emancipation. What foods did they eat? How did they celebrate marriage?...

This program begins by exploring the development of slavery in America and the conditions under which enslaved people lived and worked. Then, through reenactments, the video focuses on key members of the abolitionist movement including...