Video: The Abolitionists: American Experience
On January 1, 1863, when abolitionist leaders Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison received word that the Emancipation Proclamation had declared three million enslaved African Americans "forever free," it was the culminating moment of the most important civil rights crusade in American history, and the climax of a long and difficult friendship between two remarkable men. In this series, the 150th anniversary of the Proclamation, American Experience tells the story of how Douglass, Garrison and their abolitionist allies Harriet Beecher Stowe, John Brown and Angelina Grimke turned a despised fringe movement against chattel slavery into a force that literally changed the nation. The "holy warriors" of emancipation captured the private details of their tumultuous political and personal journeys toward freedom in letters, diaries, newspaper articles, and memoirs. They revealed themselves to be willful, arrogant, righteous, and unbending, yet empathic, faithful, loyal, candid, and just. They fought the slave-holding South with a moral passion and bickered among themselves with petty familiarity. Along the way, they fell in love, got married, had families, lost loved ones, formed cliques, quarreled and made up.
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AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Mapping History | PBS
Featuring dozens of clips from "The Abolitionists" and nearly 1000 archival images, the AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: Mapping History iPhone and iPod touch app offers curated walking tours in cities key... 01:57
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AMERICAN EXPERIENCE The Abolitionists, Part 2, Chapter 1 | PBS (#102)
A peak at the first chapter of "The Abolitionists, Part 2", premiering Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 9/8c on PBS. Learn more: www.pbs.org Subscribe to American Experience YouTube: www.youtube.com... 14:06
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AMERICAN EXPERIENCE "The Abolitionists" - William Lloyd Garrison | PBS (#101)
At 22, William Lloyd Garrison moved to Boston and determined that the abolition of slavery would be the cause that would give meaning to his life. AMERICAN EXPERIENCE's "The Abolitionists" premieres... 02:07
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AMERICAN EXPERIENCE "The Abolitionists" - Frederick Douglass and John Brown | PBS (#102)
John Brown meets with Frederick Douglass and reveals his radical plan to raise an army, attack plantations and free the slaves. AMERICAN EXPERIENCE's "The Abolitionists" premieres on Tuesday,... 02:11
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AMERICAN EXPERIENCE "The Abolitionists" - Harriet Beecher Stowe | PBS
Following the tragic death of her young son and moved by the plight of slave families being torn apart by the Fugitive Slave Law, Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin". AMERICAN... 02:56
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American Experience | The Abolitionists | PBS (#101)
Full Program: To create a more perfect union, they tore the nation apart. 53:09
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AMERICAN EXPERIENCE "The Abolitionists" - Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison | PBS
After hearing Frederick Douglass speak at an anti-slavery convention in Nantucket, an inspired William Lloyd encourages Douglass to join the abolitionist movement. AMERICAN EXPERIENCE's "The... 02:55
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AMERICAN EXPERIENCE The Abolitionists - Angelina Grimké | PBS
Angelina Grimké, the outspoken daughter of a wealthy Charleston, South Carolina plantation family, believed that slavery was a sin and a stain on the nation. AMERICAN EXPERIENCE's "The... 03:00
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AMERICAN EXPERIENCE The Abolitionists, Part One, Chapter 1 | PBS (#101)
A peak at the first chapter of "The Abolitionists, Part 1", premiering January 8, 2013 at 9/8c on PBS. Learn more: www.pbs.org Subscribe to American Experience YouTube: www.youtube.com American... 10:17
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American Experience | The Abolitionists, Chapter 1 | PBS (#2501)
Premiering January 8, 9pm. To create a more perfect union, they tore the nation apart. 10:16
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American Experience | Who is John Brown? | PBS (#2501)
John Brown believed that slavery was evil and martyred himself for the cause. 01:55
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American Experience | Who is Angelina Grimke? | PBS (#2501)
Angelina Grimke believed that slavery was a sin and a stain on the nation. 01:59
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American Experience | Who is William Lloyd Garrison? | PBS (#2501)
William Lloyd Garrison founded the influential abolitionist newspaper, "The Liberator." 02:59
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American Experience | Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe? | PBS (#2501)
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote the international bestseller, "Uncle Tom's Cabin." 02:50
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American Experience | Historians on "The Abolitionists" | PBS (#2501)
Historians John Stauffer and Lois Brown talk about the value of the abolitionists' story. 02:57
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American Experience | Who is Frederick Douglass? | PBS (#2501)
After escaping slavery, Frederick Douglass joined the abolitionist movement. 01:56
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American Experience | Garrison Introduces Douglass | PBS (#2501)
William Lloyd Garrison speaks to a crowd in Nantucket and introduces Frederick Douglass. 02:16
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American Experience | Fugitive Slave Act | PBS (#2501)
The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 made the hunting down of escaped slaves full legal. 02:19
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American Experience | A Eulogy to the Movement | PBS (#2501)
Frederick Douglass offers a eulogy to the abolitionist movement at Garrison's funeral. 02:47
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Abolitionists | Who is John Brown? | PBS
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE's "The Abolitionists" premieres on PBS January 8, 2013 at 9/8c. Learn more: www.pbs.org 01:56
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