The documentary "Up From Slavery" explores the 400-year history of slavery in the United States, from the arrival of the first African slaves in Virginia in 1619 to the aftermath of the Civil War.
Up from Slavery
The American Civil War was looming in 1860, with a vast disparity between the 400,000 slave-owners and nearly 4 million slaves, a stark contrast to the nation's founding principles of equality.
