Ranked #1 of 4 in Season 1•+0.5 vs season avg
The 1620s. Eleven men of African descent and mixed ethnicity enter into slavery in New Amsterdam. Working side by side with white indentured servants, these men labored to lay the foundations of the Dutch colony that would later become New York. No law then defined
Morgan Freeman
Self - Narrator (voice)
Chauncey Herring
Reenactor
Justin Jackson
Reenactor
Larry Floyd
Reenactor
William Grant
Executive Producer
Dante James
Director
Dante James
Writer
Dante James
Producer
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"The Downward Spiral" is episode 1 of Slavery and the Making of America season 1. It scored 7.5/10 from 20 votes, ranking #1 of 4 episodes this season (season average 7.0). Directed by Dante James and written by Dante James, it aired on February 9, 2005.
