Rough crossings / written and presented by Simon Schama ; produced and directed by Steven Condie ; a co-production of BBC and Thirteen/WNET New York.

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The astonishing story of the struggle to freedom by thousands of African-American slaves who fled the plantations to fight behind British lines in the American War of Independence.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) British Broadcasting Corporation
Other Authors:	Condie, Steven Schama, Simon Marcell, Joseph Moore, Stephen Campbell Wringer, Leo
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published:	[United States] : British Broadcasting Corporation, 2008.
Edition:	Widescreen edition.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Slavery > United States > History > 18th century. African Americans > Colonization > Sierra Leone > History > 18th century. United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > African Americans. Documentary films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Documentary films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

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