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Tituba and Pocahontas

Page Laws (Norfolk State University)

The myths and truths behind the lives of two native women—Pocahontas and Tituba.

13 mins

Fighting Back

Maureen Elgersman Lee (Hampton University)

The stories of three remarkable enslaved women in Canada who fought back.

6 mins

Human Slavery

Paul Finkelman (University of Pennsylvania)

A brief history of human slavery.

9 mins

Demystefying Pocahontas

Helen Rountree (Old Dominion University) and Camilla Townsend (Colgate University)

In a lively discussion, historians demystify the legend of Pocahontas and, in doing so, paint an engrossing picture of Indian life in the early 1600s.

24 mins

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