In early America plantation owners exploited the labor of enslaved African-Americans to become wealthy in an agricultrual economy. Chained to the Land, an Electronic Field Trip to Colonial Williamsburg, examines the economic, social, and racial realities of plantation life. A master facing a financial crisis is forced to sell some of his slaves in order to save his plantation, lifestyle, and reputation and, in doing so, tears apart the slaves’ families. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 8.5/10 | |
Released: | January 1, 2003 | |
Runtime: | 57 min | |
Genres: | Family | |
Cast: | Chris Allen Harvey L. Bakari Bob Albergotti Sheila Arnold | |
Crew: | William G. Wagner Michael C. Durling | |
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