Shackles of memory : the Atlantic slave trade / by Michel Moreau and Jean-Marc Masseaut.
| Author/creator | Moreau, Michel |
| Other author | Masseaut, Jean-Marc. |
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 1996. |
| Description | 1 online resource (55 min.). |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=http://www.aspresolver.com/aspresolver.asp?AHIV;1641475 |
| Subjects |
| Series | American history in video |
| Abstract | From the port of Nantes, located on the French Atlantic coast, more than 1800 slave ships plied their human cargo during the 18th and 19th centuries. These French ships circled the coast of Africa, exchanging trade merchandise for black captives whom they later sold to the colonies being established in the New World. Africans were deported by the millions, not only by the French, but by the Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch and English, starting as early as the 15th century. In this important historical film, the grim details of the slave trade are made real for a modern audience. Paintings, documents and artifacts recount the immensely profitable trade that enriched the great port cities of Europe as it decimated the African people. None of the tropical colonies would have prospered had it not been for merciless use of slave labor. Without resorting to polemics, The Shackles of Memory evokes a chilling reality that reverberates today. |
| General note | Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011). |
| Spec. audience char. | For College; Adult audiences. |
| Other forms | Previously released as DVD. |
| Language | This edition in English. |
| Genre/form | Documentary films. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |