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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Chain Gangs or Convict Leasing?
S1 -
Historian Talitha LeFlouria explains the difference between convict leasing and the chain gang system.
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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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Reflections on Convict Labor
S1 - 3m 20s
Descendant Dr. Robert Corley describes a photo of a prisoner and how convict leasing is part of Birmingham’s history during a StoryCorps interview.
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Reflections on Segregation
S1 - 1m 49s
Vanessa Cottenham shares her memories of segregation in Montevallo, AL during an interview recorded by StoryCorps.
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New Systems of Exploitation
S1 -
Historians Khalil Muhammad and Risa Goluboff breakdown the legal steps taken to re-enslave southern blacks after the Civil War.
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The Good, the Bad and the Worst
S1 - 1m 19s
Historian Pete Daniel talks about the positive things going on in history in addition to the bad things going on with white supremacy.
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What are the Reconstruction Amendments?
S1 -
Historian Risa Goluboff explains the thirteenth, fourteenth & fifteenth amendments (also known as the Reconstruction Amendments).
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