The Downward Spiral

Every season of Slavery and the Making of America ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of Slavery and the Making of America!

Liberty in the Air

Seeds of Destruction

The Challenge of Freedoms

The history of American slavery from its beginnings in the British colonies to its end in the Southern states and the years of post-Civil War Reconstruction. Looks at slavery as an integral part of a developing nation, challenging the long held notion that slavery was exclusively a Southern enterprise. Simultaneously focuses on the remarkable stories of individual slaves, offering new perspectives on the slave experience and testifying to the active role that Africans and African Americans took in surviving their bondage and shaping their own lives.

The Best Seasons of Slavery and the Making of America

Season 1