Slavery by Another Name with Haitian-Creole Subtitles
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
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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 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.
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Pig Laws and Imprisonment
S1 - 2m 24s
Historian Khalil Muhammad explains the period after reconstruction, the establishment of Pig Laws and how that led to changes in prison populations.
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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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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.
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The Economics of Labor
S1 - 1m 19s
Douglas A. Blackmon talks about the reasons behind convict labor practices of the day.
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Reflections on Growing Up
S1 -
Douglas A. Blackmon's son Michael asks what got him interested in this topic and why he wrote "Slavery by Another Name" in a StoryCorps interview.
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