Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain; Part 1
- Episode
- Part 1
- Contributing Organization
- VPM (Richmond, Virginia)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip-18276caba06
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- Description
- Episode Description
- Part 1 focuses on Jefferson’s early years, the building of Monticello, his “Notes on the state of Virginia,” and the Revolutionary War.
- Series Description
- Tells the compelling story of one of America's most complex and enduring figures, and his personal and public struggle with an issue that would come to define our nation. The program also examines the possible relationship between Jefferson and Monticello slave, Sally Hemings. Includes comments from such noted historians as Pulitzer Prize-winner Gordon Wood, former Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, noted Jefferson biographer Merrill Peterson, and others. The documentary features the voices of Edward Herrmann, Sissy Spacek, Danny Glover and Robert Prosky.
- Asset type
- Episode
- Genres
- Documentary
- Topics
- History
- Subjects
- Jefferson, Thomas, -- 1743-1826., Jefferson, Thomas, -- 1743-1826 -- Views on slavery., Presidents -- United States -- Biography., Slavery -- United States -- History., Slaves -- Emancipation -- United States., Monticello (Va.), Presidents., Slavery., Slaves -- Emancipation., United States., Virginia -- Monticello.
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Duration
- 01:04:29.866
- Credits
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Executive Producer: Sydnor, Charles W.
Producer: Doblmeier, Martin
Writer: Doblmeier, Martin
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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WCVE
Identifier: cpb-aacip-c55eab65fe8 (Filename)
Format: Betacam: SP
Color: Color
Duration: 01:00:00
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain; Part 1,” VPM, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed April 20, 2024, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-18276caba06.
- MLA: “Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain; Part 1.” VPM, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. April 20, 2024. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-18276caba06>.
- APA: Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain; Part 1. Boston, MA: VPM, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-18276caba06