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Booker T. Washington and Teddy Roosevelt
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Booker T. Washington and Teddy Roosevelt
Historians Risa Goluboff and Harry Lembeck talk about Booker T. Washington.
Prosecuting Peonage Trials Begins
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Prosecuting Peonage Trials Begins
Historian Harry Lembeck explains progressivism.
The Rise of Progressivism
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The Rise of Progressivism
Historian Risa Goluboff describes the rise of political progressivism.
Peonage and Pearl Harbor
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Peonage and Pearl Harbor
Historian Risa Goluboff explains prosecution of peonage cases after Pearl Harbor attacks.
Reflections on Growing Up
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Reflections on Growing Up
Douglas A. Blackmon's son Michael asks what got him interested in this topic.
Reflections on Dreams
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Reflections on Dreams
Sam Pollard discusses his dream project: exploring different cultures through their music.
Reflections on Writing
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Reflections on Writing
Douglas A. Blackmon's daughter Colette asks for advice to becoming a writer.
Getting Reconstruction Right
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Getting Reconstruction Right
Historian James Grossman emphasizes the importance of getting Reconstruction right.
Why Forced Labor?
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Why Forced Labor?
Douglas A. Blackmon and historian Khalil Muhammad explain the Southern economy.
What are the Reconstruction Amendments?
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What are the Reconstruction Amendments?
Historian Risa Goluboff explains the thirteenth, fourteenth & fifteenth amendments.
The 13th Amendment Didn't Abolish Slavery?
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The 13th Amendment Didn't Abolish Slavery?
Historian Pete Daniel explains the thirteenth amendment and why it didn't abolish slavery.
Reflections on Convict Leasing
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Reflections on Convict Leasing
Descendant Bernard Kinsey reacts to convict labor.
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