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 Legacy of Supremacy
S1 - 2m 10s
Historian James Grossman talks about the legacy that exists today due to supremacy and terror mechanisms from the past.
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Brutalization and Coal Mining
S1 -
Historian Khalil Muhammad discusses torture, mining conditions and their roles in convict labor.
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Peonage and Pearl Harbor
S1 -
Historian Risa Goluboff tells about the prosecution of peonage cases that began following the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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The Rise and Fall of Reconstruction
S1 -
Historian Risa Goluboff talks about the rise and fall of Reconstruction.
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Myths and Amendments
S1 - 2m 28s
Historian James Grossman explains the myths around slavery and how the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amendments changed them.
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Reflections on Sharecropping
S1 - 2m 18s
During a StoryCorps interview, U.W. Clemons talked about his grandparents and parents and their lives of sharecropping following the Civil War.
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The Origins of Black Codes
S1 - 2m 31s
Historian Mary Ellen Curtin explains the origins of Black Codes and how they were local laws to subject free people to systems of control.
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The Purpose of Terrorism
S1 -
Descendant Sharon Malone talks about the true purpose of terrorism, its results and why people stayed where they were be persecuted.
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Growing Up in the South
S1 -
Descendant Bernard Kinsey reflects on growing up in the South.
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Reflections on Hidden History
S1 -
Descendant Dr. Robert Corley talks about the hidden history of forced labor during a StoryCorps interview.
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Reflections on Learning About Family Legacies
S1 - 4m 46s
Descendant Kate Willis talks about learning of John S. Williams and why exploring the story was important, even when the stories are negative.
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Why Migrate?
S1 -
Historian James Grossman explains why black Southerners left the South during the Great Migration.
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