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Reflections on Child Convict Labor
1:45
Author Douglas A. Blackmon talks about researching his book “Slavery by Another Name”.
Great Migration Factors
1:14
Historian Pete Daniel explains factors that led to the Great Migration.
The Danger of Coal Mines
1:05
Historian Khalil Muhammad explains the various dangers in coal mining history.
Reflections on a Family's Migration
1:25
Descendant Sharon Malone reflects on the Great Migration.
Brutalization and Coal Mining
2:15
Historian Khalil Muhammad discusses torture and mining conditions of convict labor.
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 Emancipation
1:27
Descendant Tonya Groomes reflects on how slaves must have felt at the end of the Civil War
What it Meant to be a Convict
1:33
Historian Khalil Muhammad explains the convict leasing period.
Reflections on Ancestors
1:48
Descendant Emily Zeanah shares her reaction to learning her ancestor had held slaves.
Reflections on History
2:46
Descendant Rod Frazer reacts to his ancestor's role in convict leasing.
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