Slavery by Another Name

Slavery by Another Name with Haitian-Creole Subtitles

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.

Episodes

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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

Slavery by Another Name - Preview

S1 E1 - 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.
The 13th Amendment Didn't Abolish Slavery?

S1 -

Historian Pete Daniel explains the thirteenth amendment and why it didn't actually abolish slavery.
Presidential Reconstruction

S1 -

Historian Khalil Muhammad explains the Reconstruction under President Johnson.
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.
Alonzo Bailey

S1 -

Historian Pete Daniel discusses the Alonzo Bailey case and how it related to the peonage statute.
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.
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."
Warren Reese

S1 - 2m 18s

“Reese was astonished by the evidence piling up in his office, and quickly asked for the assignment...ignore the implications of the extraordinary evidence that soon poured into his office.”
FDR and White Southerners

S1 -

Historian Risa Goluboff explains how FDR's administration went about overturning Plessy vs. Ferguson.
What is Peonage?

S1 - 2m 25s

Historian Pete Daniel breaks down peonage and debt servitude.
What are the Reconstruction Amendments?

S1 -

Historian Risa Goluboff explains the thirteenth, fourteenth & fifteenth amendments (also known as the Reconstruction Amendments).
Results of Reconstruction

S1 - 1m 13s

Historian Khalil Muhammad explains how the mechanisms of dealing with race relations ended up producing new forms of slavery after Reconstruction.

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