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Join this channel to get access to perks: Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit Visit our website This 1968 documentary hosted by George Foster and produced by CBS looks at the oppressive legacy of slavery in the United States over 100 years after its official abolition. The first part of the film looks at Charleston, where Foster visits several sites and conducts interviews with the descendants of slaves and slave owners. Afterwards, Foster goes to Mississippi and speaks with former sharecroppers and interviews the political activist Fannie Lou Hamer. In the final part, Foster heads to Chicago showing revolutionary education for young people by Prof. James Turner and an interview with the historian Lerone Bennett. 0:09 (formerly property of) University of Arizona Film Library, 0:46 BFA presents of Black America “The Heritage of Slavery” with George Foster, 0:57 harbor of Charleston, 1:38 historic houses in Charleston, 2:48 different shots of Black people, 3:26 interview with Norwood Hasty, 7:00 overview of a plantation, 7:50 sketches of the early slave trade including capture, branding, shipping, and sale, 10:37 different shots of Black people working in Charleston, 11:06 Interview with descendant of a plantation owner Lionel Leg who lives in a large house in Charleston, 13:11 interview with retired school teacher Ruby Cornwell, 14:02 sketches of enslaved people on plantations including harvesting cotton and being beaten by the foreman, 15:18 different sketches of revolts by enslaved people, 17:12 a service at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston including a choir and a speech to the congregation by Rev. Henry Butler, 20:05 Bill Saunders, a Black activist walking followed by different shots of Black people working, 21:03 Saunders speaking to a small group, 22:30 Man driving on a plantation in Sharkey County, Mississippi and then inspecting crops, 23:54 scenes from the plantation, 24:51 interviews with a Black couple in Sharkey County that worked as sharecroppers on a cotton plantation, 26:25 Black choir singing in a church, 27:15 overview of the plantation as the owner drives across it, 28:06 interview with a plantation employee, 29:15 footage of the plantation owner and his sons hunting, 30:03 a Black shanty town in Cleveland, Mississippi, 31:06 interview with political activist Fannie Lou Hamer, 33:44 Black people getting on Greyhound busses, 34:44 Black people getting off a train in Chicago, 35:10 interview with a white men and Black men about race relations, 36:18 scenes from the South Side of Chicago, 36:57 interview with Midwest Director of the US Commission on Civil Rights John McKnight, 40:52 James Turner of Northwestern University teaching a summer school, 44:50 a discussion circle in a classroom lead by Calvin Lockridge, 47:22 different street scenes from Chicago, 48:12 interview with Lerone Bennett, 51:19 a parade during the 4th of July in Chicago with celebrations of white elements of American history, 52:57 the Wall of Respect in South Chicago, 54:42 credits, edited by Lee Reichenthal and Richard W. Sears Jr. “Of Black America“ was a series of seven one-hour documentaries presented by CBS News in the summer of 1968, at the end of the Civil Rights Movement and during a time of racial unrest (Martin Luther King had been assassinated that spring and riots in many cities had followed). The groundbreaking series explored various aspects of the history and current state of African-American community. The executive producer was Perry Wolff, and the series was sponsored by the Xerox Corporation. “The Heritage of Slavery“ looked at current attitudes of white and black Americans toward African-American history. Explanation of the slave trade, footage shot in Charleston, South Carolina including the Old Slave Mart Museum, interviews with activist Bill Saunders and editor Lerone Bennett Jr. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit
