Then I'll Be Free To Travel Home-the Legacy of the New York African Burial Ground

Series produced by ERIC V. TAIT, JR.

Caption: BLACK FAMILY IN COLONIAL NEW YORK, Credit: Eli Kince
Image by: Eli Kince 
BLACK FAMILY IN COLONIAL NEW YORK 

Account of the long African-American battle against slavery and for full, first-class citizenship.

As we struggle to come to grips with the systemic inequities that have our country in its current state of turmoil and self-examination, let us look at our history from the perspective of those who have been battling for freedom and first-class citizenship for the last 400 years. This dynamic and enlightening 13-part series does just that.
In 13 one-hour programs, THEN I'LL BE FREE TO TRAVEL HOME traces the historical arc of the long African-American battle against slavery and for full, first-class citizenship. It chronicles the contributions the original Africans who founded the New York African Burial Ground - and their descendants - made to the survival and development of New York and the nation from the 1600s to the New York City Draft Riots of 1863. It is also a history of larger-than-life "freedom fighters" on many levels and of many races, who challenged slavery to change the course of this nation from it's earliest Colonial days.
It's historical arc is capped with a modern "coda" (1992 2003) that illustrates and highlights the parallels of those historical contributions, issues and battles, with their current echoes and counterparts in the modern struggle to preserve and honor the site where those early Africans were and are buried. Hide full description

As we struggle to come to grips with the systemic inequities that have our country in its current state of turmoil and self-examination, let us look at our history from the perspective of those who have been battling for freedom and first-class citizenship for the last 400 years. This dynamic and enlightening 13-part series does just that. In 13 one-hour programs, THEN I'LL BE FREE TO TRAVEL HOME traces the historical arc of the long African-American battle against slavery and for full, first-class citizenship. It chronicles the contributions the original Africans who founded the New York African Burial Ground - and their descendants - made to the survival and development of New York and the nation from the 1600s to the New York City Draft Riots of 1863. It is also a history of... Show full description


13 Pieces

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  • Added: Jan 25, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
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Juan "Jan" Rodrigues, the First Free African in the Hudson Valley (1612-1614)

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Eleven Africans and the Survival of the New Netherlands Colony (1624-1664)

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Sussana Anthony Roberts, Solomon Pieters, and the Push for Personal and Economic Freedom (1664-1712)

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The Rise of the Black Church, the Black Press and the Fight for Education (1783-1830)

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Ruggles, Douglass and the Rise of the Abolitionist and Back to Africa Movements, & the Underground Railroad (1830-1854)

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Catherine "Katie" Ferguson, the Jennings Family, and the Battle for Full First-Class Citizenship (1830-1854)

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The Battle to Preserve and Honor the New York African Burial Ground

Bought by WJAB, WDSE, and WNYC


  • Added: Jan 25, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3