The Color of Money Colonialism and the Slave Trade

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Summary: Reaching back across the centuries, this program sheds light on historical attitudes toward human differences. It assesses the significance of Biblical narratives, including the "curse of Ham," in the evolution of European concepts of race, and goes on to examine the basis of institutionalized racism-entwined with fervent capitalism-on which the transatlantic slave trade operated. The destruction of America's indigenous civilizations and the dehumanization and exploitation of Africans are studied alongside the writings of Enlightenment philosophers and historians. Experts interviewed include Dr. Orlando Patterson of Harvard University, Dr. Barnor Hesse of Northwestern, and Professor James Walvin of the University of York.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (53 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
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electronic resource (video)
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2010], c2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on May 19, 2010. Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Formatted Contents Note:	Origin of Racism (2:05) -- Origins of British Slave Trade (2:48) -- Notions of "Non-White Other" (2:32) -- Accounts of Native Brutality: Bartolom de las Casas (2:19) -- Colonial System and Racism (2:31) -- Economic Benefits from Slavery (2:13) -- Slavery in Antiquity (2:20) -- Curse of Ham (2:17) -- Role of Christianity in Slavery (1:33) -- Increased Tensions between Whites and Natives (2:46) -- Moravian Massacre (2:12) -- Native American Image (2:19) -- Great Enlightenment (3:39) -- Emerging Mixed Race Culture (3:19) -- "One Drop Rule": Historical Effects on American Societies (1:55) -- Sierra Leone: Failed Democratic Experiment (3:12) -- Gustavus Vassa or Olaudah Equiano (2:15) -- Haitian War of Independence (1:43) -- Reparations for Independence (3:42) -- Subordination without Slavery (1:52) -- Dark Side of History (1:36)
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Target Audience Note:	9 & up.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's description.