Understand the abolitionist movement against slavery and how it developed into the American Civil War. Focus on the specific people who spoke up. Witness how the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th amendment freed the slaves and abolished slavery.

Originally released by Mazzarella Media, 2008. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on May 02, 2015.

Slavery Begins in America (5:23); --Speaking Out Against Slavery (2:44); -- Divided Nation: The Fight to End Slavery (4:42); -- Explanation of Beginning of Slavery (0:59); -- Beginnings of Slavery in the Colonies (4:22);.