Slavery and the Making of America: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Slavery and the Making of America is a four-part series documenting the history of American slavery from its beginnings in the British colonies to its end in the Southern states and the years of post-Civil War Reconstruction. Drawing on a wealth of recent scholarship, it looks at slavery as an integral part of a developing nation, challenging the long held notion that slavery was exclusively a Southern enterprise. At the same time, by focusing on the remarkable stories of individual slaves, it offers new perspectives on the slave experience and testifies to the active role that Africans and African Americans took in surviving their bondage and shaping their own lives.

Series details

• Title: Slavery and the Making of America
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: History
• Premiere date: 2005-02-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 2005-03-02
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: PBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 55 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 11406
• IMDb ID: tt0472251
• TVDB ID: 84979

Cast and credited roles

• Morgan Freeman — Narrator
• Justin Jackson — Reenactor
• Chauncey Herring — Reenactor
• Don Pentz — Reenactor
• Fred Johnson — Reenactor
• Virginia M. Pinckney — Reenactor

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2005-02-09; final listed air date 2005-03-02; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Slavery and the Making of America on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.