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African Americans History Gold miners Indians of North America History Power (Social sciences) United States United States Commerce History United States Commerce History 19th century United States Economic conditions 19th century United States Territorial expansion West (U.S.) HistoryFilter By Series
The WestSummary: How did it feel to be bought and sold like cattle, only to be liberated with nowhere to go and no one to turn to for help? In this profoundly moving program, Ted Koppel of ABC News presents the African-American slave experience in the voices of those who knew it firsthand. Thanks to tapes-now digitally remastered-from a project undertaken during the 1930s and 40s by John Henry Falke and others,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: From Mexican landowners in California to Native American tribes in the Black Hills of South Dakota, this film examines various perspectives on territorial claims to the West and the history of U.S. annexation. This program explains how events, such as the Texas War of Independence, opened the door to U.S. annexation. Diary excerpts, letters, and other primary resources vividly portray the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1996
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Summary: Through first-hand accounts, viewers relive the rush for gold and other opportunities in the West and witness the effect of westward migrations on Native Americans. This program explores the adventures of the ’49ers on the overland trails and witness the prosperity of the gold rush towns like San Francisco, as well as broken treaties with the Plains Indians and the slaughter of Native American...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1996