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 System of Sharecropping
S1 - 2m 7s
Historian Mary Ellen Curtin breaks down the emergence of sharecropping and how it came to be.
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White Supremacists and Government
S1 -
Historian Mary Ellen Curtin explains positions of power and how white supremacists were in elected government positions.
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The 13th Amendment Didn't Abolish Slavery?
S1 -
Historian Pete Daniel explains the thirteenth amendment and why it didn't actually abolish slavery.
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Reflections on the Company Town of Westfield
S1 - 3m 9s
UW Clemons explains the company town built by US Steel in the 1900s for its workers.
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Reflections on Family History
S1 -
Descendant Tonya Groomes talks about her role as family historian and her connection to a lost continent of people.
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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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Presidential Reconstruction
S1 -
Historian Khalil Muhammad explains the Reconstruction under President Johnson.
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Reflections on Race Relations
S1 -
Descendant Dr. Robert Corley shared what sparked his lifelong interest in race relations and convict leasing during a StoryCorps interview.
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Separate but Equal
S1 -
Douglas A. Blackmon describes the crushing effects of Plessy v. Ferguson and its message that the fiction of equality would be upheld by government.
Schedule
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