Our Story #101; Peach Gang

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Series
Our Story #101
Title
Peach Gang
Contributing Organization
Thirteen WNET (New York, New York)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip/75-50gtj1n8
Public Broadcasting Service Program NOLA
OUST 000101
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Description
Description
"Set in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1637-38, this drama focused on the senseless murder of a Narragansett Indian by an 18-year-old runaway indentured servant, Arthur Peach, and two of his friends. The young men were captured by Indians and turned over to Roger Williams, who promised they would be tried for their crime. In Plymouth, however, there was much controversy over whether a white man should be tried and executed for murdering an Indian. In fact, a trial was held, but the program left the conflict unresolved, turning viewers into a jury, challenging them to come to grips with the issues of justice raised in the drama. 'The Peach Gang' won the American Bar Association's Silver Gavel Award." Quote is from NET Annual Report 1975-76.
Media type
Moving Image
Credits
AAPB Contributor Holdings
Thirteen - New York Public Media (WNET)
Identifier: wnet_aacip_6755 (WNET Archive)
Format: 2 inch videotape
Generation: Master
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Citations
Chicago: “Our Story #101; Peach Gang,” Thirteen WNET, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed May 13, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-75-50gtj1n8.
MLA: “Our Story #101; Peach Gang.” Thirteen WNET, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. May 13, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-75-50gtj1n8>.
APA: Our Story #101; Peach Gang. Boston, MA: Thirteen WNET, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-75-50gtj1n8