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Added: Jun 13, 2008
From: PBS
Duration: 2:17
http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2008/tracesofthetrade/ First-time filmmaker Katrina Browne makes a troubling discovery - her New England ancestors were the largest slave-trading family in U.S. history. She and nine fellow descendants set off to retrace the Triangle Trade: from their old hometown in Rhode Island to slave forts in Ghana to sugar plantation ruins in Cuba. Step by step, they uncover the vast extent of Northern complicity in slavery while also stumbling through the minefield of contemporary race relations. In this bicentennial year of the U.S. abolition of the slave trade, "Traces of the Trade" offers powerful new perspectives on the black/white divide. An official selection of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Find out more about this film: http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2008/tracesofthetrade/ P.O.V. Blog http://www.pbs.org/pov/blog Broadcast Date: June 24, 2008 Find out about local P.O.V. screening events around the country: http://www.amdoc.org/outreach_news.php Stay in touch and never miss another broadcast! Sign up for P.O.V.'s email newsletter: http://www.pbs.org/pov/utils/newsletter/newsletter.html
Channel: Film
Tags: browne cuba dewolf documentary ghana island p.o race relations rhode slave slavery states trade trailer united
Rating: 5.00 (8 ratings) Views: 3609' favoriteCount='9 Comments: 8
turbojettsixtyfo Says:
Jun 25, 2008 - My wife and I watched this film. We grew up in New York's Hudson Valley in the 60s and 70s and have felt we are open to trying to understand cultural and racial backgrounds; however we were moved by this story and appreciate the filmers for dealing head-on with the issue. We are considering our attitudes and what we can do within our community and Church to sit with these images. Perhaps the film is available to open a dialogue - as it was brought up during the campaign Dan Paashaus
ffairlane57 Says:
Jun 25, 2008 - I was hoping the film would have been more of a documentary of the day-to-day affairs of the triangle trade instead of a family guilt trip. As long as we buy our products from Walmart made in China, nothing has changed. anna discuss this with me further? Then meet me at the corner of Hope & bradford 4th july 9:30 am in Bristol.
ffairlane57 Says:
Jun 25, 2008 - We Americans shop at Walmart where the products are made in China where there is little or no regard for human rights....therefore nothing has changed. The docu could have gone further into the details of the trade instead of turning into a family guilt fest. I'm from Bristol. We had a store where Camapgna's Pharmacy is now. Jerry (D'Alessio) Beauchesne
kevinjictvtv Says:
Jun 30, 2008 - 25 years after the reconstruction period to now, the system gives black men and youth criminal records on anything; Jay walking, trying to make a buck legal or illegal to feed his family. You make the education difficult to learn or no hope after achievement an education. Look at a construction site, count the black men working, or an office build count the black male executives. The just-us system uses humans for 5, 10, 20 years to work for .75hr has the slave trade stopped? The truth no excuse
ablackmanlynched Says:
Jul 5, 2008 - MY kind of 'reparations' "Blood debts are paid in blood" -Bobby Wright
rcjlive26 Says:
Aug 1, 2008 - The film was great. Needs to be made of part of the educational system. So many lies have been told about slavery, its good to see a white family come forth and tell what part their family played in the spread of slavery. I also like how they tried to get a diolog started between whites and blacks, I hope it works. We will never get everyone involved but as was stated in the film if we can start with those who care, that will help.
MrArtVandelay Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - I am reading the book and want to see the film. Does it air on TV anytime?
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StephanAOTTO1 Says:
Jun 13, 2008 - Sadly, the North has its own shameful slavery history. Charleston was said to have the largest slave population in the United States. The second largest? New York City.