Ranked #3 of 4 in Season 1•−0.1 vs season avg
The 1740s to the 1830s. As the slave population reproduces, American planters become less dependent on the African slave trade. Ensuing generations of slaves develop a unique culture that blends elements of African and American life. African Americans, including Thomas Jefferson's slave Jupiter, Colonel Tye,
Morgan Freeman
Self - Narrator (voice)
Chauncey Herring
Reenactor
Justin Jackson
Reenactor
Larry Floyd
Reenactor
Alexandria Dionne
Co-Producer
William Grant
Executive Producer
Gail Pellett
Writer
Gail Pellett
Director
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"Liberty in the Air" is episode 2 of Slavery and the Making of America season 1. It scored 6.9/10 from 15 votes, ranking #3 of 4 episodes this season (season average 7.0). Directed by Gail Pellett and written by Gail Pellett, it aired on February 9, 2005.
