7.0
Amistad
1997
Liberty & Slavery (2016)
April 4, 20161h 26mEN
5.0
1 votes
Overview
America's Founding Fathers were yearning for a nation of individual liberty. But, the origins of America were overflowing with a deep-seated paradox. The Founding Fathers were rallying the colonists to liberty, while many were slave owners.
Director
A. Troy ThomasWriter
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
Stream
Free
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$355K
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Inertia Films
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User Reviews
BubblesofRandomness
This documentary was very interesting & highly insightful. I decided to watch it as I am studying a history course at college & the current unit is on The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. My tutor had told the class how hypocritical people like Washington & Jefferson were for professing equality for all men but owning slaves & I wanted to find out more. It is so much more complicated than that. Most of the founding fathers of America did own slaves but they had grown up with them, it was simply a part of life. However, as time passed a lot of these men realised how horrid slavery was & although t…
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