The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross
Priscilla, a Slave
Clip: Episode 1 | 1m 50s
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. learns about Priscilla, a slave on a South Carolina plantation.
Priscilla was purchased at a slave auction in South Carolina by a rice planter, Elias Ball. She arrived on the Ball's rice plantation in 1756. In her time, South Carolina had more black slaves than it did white citizens. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. meets Edward Ball, the fifth great grandson of Elias, and tours the old plantation, discussing Priscilla and early slavery in the United States.
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The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross
Priscilla, a Slave
Clip: Episode 1 | 1m 50s
Priscilla was purchased at a slave auction in South Carolina by a rice planter, Elias Ball. She arrived on the Ball's rice plantation in 1756. In her time, South Carolina had more black slaves than it did white citizens. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. meets Edward Ball, the fifth great grandson of Elias, and tours the old plantation, discussing Priscilla and early slavery in the United States.
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