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UCTV programs take a closer look at the events, people and places that shaped the American experience from the history of early exploration through modern times.
Gerald Horne: Counter-Revolution of 1776: Slave Resistance and the Origins of the United States of America
American History (Video)
56 minutes 31 seconds
10 years ago
Gerald Horne: Counter-Revolution of 1776: Slave Resistance and the Origins of the United States of America
Former UCSB professor Gerald Horne, the award-winning author of more than thirty books, discusses his book “The Counter-Revolution of 1776” which argues that for the country's forefathers, "freedom" meant the right to keep others enslaved—and that the consequences of this definition continue into the present in the form of a racialized conservatism and a persistent racism targeting the descendants of the enslaved. Series: "Voices" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 28602]
American History (Video)
UCTV programs take a closer look at the events, people and places that shaped the American experience from the history of early exploration through modern times.