| Movie Review | The Journal of American History, 91.3

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Slave Island: New York's Hidden History. Prod. by BBC Worldwide, 2002. 50 mins. (Films for the Humanities and Sciences, Box 2053, Princeton, NJ 08543-2053; 800-257-5126; <custserv@films.com>; <http://www.films.com> [Sept. 13, 2004])

There are many ways to communicate old and new truths about our past. Film opens up new possibilities for drama and visualization that can bring history to life—especially when the subject is both controversial and rich. Slave Island has taken as its larger topic an exploration of slave life in colonial Manhattan, first under the Dutch and, after 1664, the English. Its dramatic hook is the recent discovery of New York's slave cemetery and the excavation and examination of some four hundred plus individuals and the artifacts with which they were buried. We see the bones, and with the help of historical and archaeological experts, we are encouraged to hear them speak.

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