Williamsburg Regional Library

America's Long Struggle against Slavery, Episode 5

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America's Long Struggle against Slavery

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Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2020

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Shift your attention to the Chesapeake tobacco economy in the 17th century, a time when colonial law changed in a way that would promote the slave economy. First, you will meet Anthony Johnson, a freed slave who in turn held his own slaves. Then, see how Bacon's Rebellion paved the way for slave codes that changed the social order in Virginia

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