Slavery by Another Name with Haitian-Creole Subtitles
Slavery by Another Name is a 90-minute documentary that challenges one of Americans’ most cherished assumptions: the belief that slavery in this country ended with the Emancipation Proclamation. The film tells how even as chattel slavery came to an end in the South in 1865, thousands of African Americans were pulled back into forced labor with shocking force and brutality.
Episodes
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Slavery by Another Name with Haitian-Creole Subtitles
S1 E4 - 1h 26m
Slavery by Another Name is a 90-minute documentary that challenges one of Americans’ most cherished assumptions: the belief that slavery in this country ended with the Emancipation Proclamation. The film tells how even as chattel slavery came to an end in the South in 1865, thousands of African Americans were pulled back into forced labor with shocking force and brutality.
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Slavery by Another Name with Portuguese Subtitles
S1 E3 - 1h 26m
Slavery by Another Name is a 90-minute documentary that challenges one of Americans’ most cherished assumptions: the belief that slavery in this country ended with the Emancipation Proclamation. The film tells how even as chattel slavery came to an end in the South in 1865, thousands of African Americans were pulled back into forced labor with shocking force and brutality.
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Slavery by Another Name with Spanish Subtitles
S1 E2 - 1h 26m
Slavery by Another Name is a 90-minute documentary that challenges one of Americans’ most cherished assumptions: the belief that slavery in this country ended with the Emancipation Proclamation. The film tells how even as chattel slavery came to an end in the South in 1865, thousands of African Americans were pulled back into forced labor with shocking force and brutality.
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The Bricks We Stand On
S1 E3 - 17m 55s
In this 20 minute extra, Douglas A. Blackmon takes us to Atlanta for a look to explore the history of the city and learn about how the project evolved. The author also visits with descendents of historical characters featured in his book and the film who discuss the importance of coming to grips with challenging history.
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The Making of Slavery by Another Name
S1 E2 - 9m 16s
What goes into making a history documentary? Go behind the scenes for the making of SLAVERY BY ANOTHER NAME.
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Slavery by Another Name
S1 E1 - 1h 24m
Slavery by Another Name is a 90-minute documentary that challenges one of Americans’ most cherished assumptions: the belief that slavery in this country ended with the Emancipation Proclamation. The film tells how even as chattel slavery came to an end in the South in 1865, thousands of African Americans were pulled back into forced labor with shocking force and brutality.
Extras + Features
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The Economics of Rebuilding
S1 - 1m 48s
“In the absence of any means to supply freed slaves with land, the Freedmen’s Bureau and northern military commanders stationed in the South encouraged blacks to enter into labor contracts with whites."
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The Haves and Have Nots
S1 - 7m 27s
"As Green grew into school age and then adolescence, the family increasingly felt the repercussions of two convulsive crescendos building toward a climax early in the next century."
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History is Dynamic
S1 - 49s
"As painful as it may be to plow the past, among the ephemera left behind by generations crushed in the wheels of American white supremacy are telling explanations for the fissures that still thread our society."
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Slavery by Another Name Promo
S1 - 30s
Explore the little-known story of the labor practices and laws that effectively created a new form of slavery in the South that persisted into the 20th century. Laurence Fishburne narrates.
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Reflections on Storytelling
S1 -
Sam Pollard talks about the importance of storytelling and the influence that's had on his career during a StoryCorps interview.
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Reflections on Ancestors
S1 -
Descendant Emily Zeanah shares her reaction to learning her ancestor had held slaves and been involved in convict leasing.
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Reflections on Birmingham
S1 - 2m 32s
Martha Bouyer talks about the history of Birmingham during a StoryCorps interview.
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The North and the Great Migration
S1 -
Historian Khalil Muhammad explains how the North contributed and perpetuated black criminality during the Great Migration.
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FDR and White Southerners
S1 -
Historian Risa Goluboff explains how FDR's administration went about overturning Plessy vs. Ferguson.
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Why Forced Labor?
S1 -
Douglas A. Blackmon and historian Khalil Muhammad explain the Southern economy following the Civil War and its foundation for forced labor.
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False Charges
S1 - 1m 29s
Historian Pete Daniel explains how the legal system perpetuated compulsion.
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The Significance of the Chain Gang
S1 - 1m 38s
Historian Talitha LeFlouria explains the chain gang system, population breakdown and its significance in the South.
Schedule
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