History

Slavery by Another Name

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 1865, thousands of African Americans were pulled back into forced labor with shocking force and brutality.

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: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    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: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    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.

  • Slavery by Another Name with Spanish Subtitles: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    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 Bricks We Stand On: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    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: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    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

  • FDR and White Southerners: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    FDR and White Southerners

    S1 -

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

  • Why Forced Labor?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why Forced Labor?

    S1 -

    Douglas A. Blackmon and historian Khalil Muhammad explain the Southern economy following the Civil War and its foundation for forced labor.

  • False Charges: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    False Charges

    S1 - 1m 29s

    Historian Pete Daniel explains how the legal system perpetuated compulsion.

  • What is Peonage?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What is Peonage?

    S1 - 2m 25s

    Historian Pete Daniel breaks down peonage and debt servitude.

  • Reflections on Storytelling: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Reflections on Storytelling

    S1 -

    Sam Pollard talks about the importance of storytelling and the influence that's had on his career during a StoryCorps interview.

  • Reflections on Integration: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Reflections on Integration

    S1 - 4m 8s

    Sharon Malone talks about her sister Vivian Malone integrating the University of Alabama during an interview recorded by StoryCorps.

  • Prosecuting Peonage Trials Begins: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Prosecuting Peonage Trials Begins

    S1 -

    Historian Harry Lembeck explains Booker T. Washington, progressivism, Teddy Roosevelt and the federal government’s involvement in peonage trials.

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