Slavery and the Making of America
Trailer: Slavery and the Making of America
Year: 2005
Genre: Documentary
Country: United States of America
Studio: PBS
Director: William Grant
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Chauncey Herring, Justin Jackson, Larry Floyd
Crew: Michael Whalen (Music), Karen Keyes (Costume Design), Tara Thomas (Production Manager), Ralph Pitre (Visual Effects), J.C. Conway (Stunts), Adam McLean (Stunts)
First Air Date: Feb 09, 2005
Last Air date: Feb 16, 2005
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 4 Episode
Runtime: 55 minutes
IMDb: 7.70/10 by 5.00 users
Popularity: 2.9039
Language: English
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