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Reflections on Dreams
2:25
Sam Pollard discusses his dream project: exploring different cultures through their music.
Reflections on Writing
2:24
Douglas A. Blackmon's daughter Colette asks for advice to becoming a writer.
Getting Reconstruction Right
1:04
Historian James Grossman emphasizes the importance of getting Reconstruction right.
Why Forced Labor?
1:50
Douglas A. Blackmon and historian Khalil Muhammad explain the Southern economy.
Presidential Reconstruction
0:59
Historian Khalil Muhammad explains the Reconstruction under President Johnson.
Results of Reconstruction
1:13
Historian Khalil Muhammad explains race relations and slavery after Reconstruction.
The Rise and Fall of Reconstruction
2:37
Historian Risa Goluboff talks about the rise and fall of Reconstruction.
Reflections on Family History
1:02
Descendant Cristina Comer explains her family's history.
Reflections on the Great Migration
1:32
Descendant Bernard Kinsey talks about his pride at being part of the Great Migration.
Alonzo Bailey
1:05
Historian Pete Daniel discusses the Alonzo Bailey case and how it related to peonage.
Why Migrate?
2:56
Historian James Grossman explains why black Southerners left the South.
The Ruling of Judge Jones
2:01
Author Douglas A. Blackmon tells the ruling of Judge Jones and the panic it caused.
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