Shared History
The great, great granddaughter of a slaveowner and a descendant of a slave seek to reconcile the connections between their families with the reality of slavery.
Series
Premiere Date
February 1, 2006
Length
60 minutes
Funding Type
Shared History is the intimate story of the relationship between families whose connection, forged in slavery, has endured to the present. The filmmaker, a great, great granddaughter of a slave owner and two descendants of enslaved families, seek to understand and reconcile the shared lives and affections between families in the context of slavery.