Rough crossings
(DVD) 

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Published
[Great Britain] : BBC Video ;, [2008].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. 
Status
Oliver La Farge - Media
DVD 326.0973 Rou
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Published
[Great Britain] : BBC Video ;, [2008].
Language
English
UPC
883929004089

Notes

General Note
Originally broadcast on television in 2007.
General Note
Anamorphic widescreen format; Dolby digital stereo.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Neville Kidd ; editor, Ben Stark ; music, Jason Yarde.
Participants/Performers
Joseph Marcell, Stephen Campbell Moore, Leo Wringer.
Description
Tells the story of the struggle for freedom by thousands of African-American ex-slaves who fled Southern plantations to fight behind British lines in the American War of Independence. Follows their dream of a journey to freedom in bone-chilling Nova Scotia and Sierra Leone. Features the stories of Englishman John Clarkson, a passionate advocate of the abolition of slavery, and two African men, Thomas Peters and David George, who escaped slavery in a quest for freedom.
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DVD format, region 1.
Language
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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