America's Long Struggle against Slavery Episode 5, A Free Black Family in Colonial Virginia Episode 5, A Free Black Family in Colonial Virginia.

Streaming video - 2020

Shift your attention to the Chesapeake tobacco economy in the 17th century, a time when colonial law changed in a way that would promote the slave economy. First, you will meet Anthony Johnson, a freed slave who in turn held his own slaves. Then, see how Bacon's Rebellion paved the way for slave codes that changed the social order in Virginia.