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General Information Time: 4 Episodes - One
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This
groundbreaking four-part series SLAVERY AND THE MAKING OF AMERICA
chronicles the institution of American slavery from its origins
in 1619, when English settlers in Virginia purchased 20 Africans
from Dutch traders, through traders, through to the arrival of the first 11 slaves
in New Amsterdam, the American Revolution, the Civil War, the adoption
of the 13th Amendment and Reconstruction. With such unprecedented
breadth comes entirely new perspectives on and facts about slavery.
These new perspectives challenge many long-held notions (such as
the idea that slavery was strictly a Southern institution; it was,
in fact, a national institution) and highlight the contradictions
of a country that was founded on the principle of “liberty
and justice for all” but embraced slavery. Acclaimed actor
Morgan Freeman narrates the series, which features a score by Michael
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General
Information Time: 30 Minutes, 2 One-Hour Specials Produced by: Jupiter Productions Available: Worldwide excluding U.S. |
A
half-hour true crime series chronicling the lives of female criminals
and what made them snap. These shocking but true stories turn the
expectations about crime and criminals upside down. The stories
begin in ordinary cities, towns and suburbs with women who have
normal lives and dreams. What pushes these seemingly ordinary women
to become evil? For example: A well-loved neighborhood diner waitress
decides to make her life "better" by poisoning the patrons
that bother her the most. Or the story of the twin sisters; the
"bad one" goes to prison for killing the "good"
twin's husband while the "good" twin remains a Kindergarten
teacher. The question is, did the good one mastermind the whole
thing, letting her sister take the fall? |
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