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 Music Lives On
S1 - 17m
Southern Storyboard was commissioned by Vulcan Park and Museum to create a film for the museum’s 2011 exhibition The Music Lives On: Folk Song Traditions Told by Alabama Artists, honoring the Year of Alabama Music. This documentary follows three Birmingham folk artists—Lonnie Holley, Richard Dial, and Joe Minter—as they explain how music has inspired their artistry.
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Reflections on a Family's Migration
S1 -
Descendant Sharon Malone reflects on the Great Migration and how the daily indignities led people to leave in addition to the violence.
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Reflections on Learning Family History
S1 - 1m 2s
Descendant Cristina Comber talks about why she thinks her family doesn't talk about their family's history.
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The Rise of Progressivism
S1 -
Historian Risa Goluboff describes the rise of political progressivism.
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Reflections on Emanicipation
S1 -
Descendant Tonya Groomes reflects on how slaves must have felt at the end of the Civil War.
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Reflections on a Company Town
S1 - 3m 40s
Bobby Clayton explains the commissaries and schools in the company town he grew up in during an interview recorded by StoryCorps.
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Sharecropping as Slavery
S1 - 2m 3s
Author Douglas A. Blackmon explains the sharecropping and how it was another form of slavery.
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Reflections on the Chain Gang System
S1 -
Descendant Bernard Kinsey expresses his reactions to the chain gang system and its effect of black Americans.
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Reflections on the Ku Klux Klan
S1 - 1m 27s
Descendant Barbara Belisle remembers visits from the KKK from her childhood.
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Reflections on Child Convict Labor
S1 - 1m 45s
Author Douglas A. Blackmon talks about researching his book “Slavery by Another Name” and his surprise at finding child convicts.
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Extended Preview
S1 - 1m 16s
Discover how Southern States used the criminal justice system after the Civil War to force African Americans to labor against their will. Narrated by Laurence Fishburne.
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Alonzo Bailey
S1 -
Historian Pete Daniel discusses the Alonzo Bailey case and how it related to the peonage statute.
Schedule
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