Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain

Streaming video - 2004

A story that tears at the heart of America, this critically acclaimed documentary from the director of Bonhoeffer explores Thomas Jefferson and his personal and public dilemma about race and slavery. For centuries people have asked how it was possible that the man who wrote the creed for America, declaring that "all men are created equal and entitled to the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness," could also live his life as a slaveholder. A View from the Mountain confronts this paradox and also highlights recent DNA tests that indicate he had an affair and offspring with a house slave, Sally Hemings. The documentary also brings Jefferson's words and ideas to life through dozens of original handwritten letters,... excerpts from original manuscripts, deeds of slave manumission, period newspapers, his will, political cartoons, and every known image of Jefferson painted during his lifetime.

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Subjects
Genres
Documentary films
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : First Run Features 2004.
2017.
Language
English
Online Access
A Kanopy streaming video
Cover Image
Item Description
Title from title frames.
In Process Record.
Film
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (109 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Playing Time
01:48:48
Format
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Access
AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).