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Reflections on a Family's Migration
1:25
Descendant Sharon Malone reflects on the Great Migration.
FDR and White Southerners
2:31
Historian Risa Goluboff explains FDR's administration's strategy on Plessy vs. Ferguson.
Booker T. Washington and Teddy Roosevelt
2:37
Historians Risa Goluboff and Harry Lembeck talk about Booker T. Washington.
The Rise of Progressivism
2:04
Historian Risa Goluboff describes the rise of political progressivism.
FDR and The New Deal
3:38
Historian Risa Goluboff explains how The New Deal was a watershed moment.
Pig Laws and Imprisonment
2:24
Historian Khalil Muhammad explains the establishment of Pig Laws.
The Evolution of the Chain Gang
2:19
Author Douglas A. Blackmon explains how chain gangs evolved.
The Origins of Black Codes
2:31
Historian Mary Ellen Curtin explains Black Codes.
Reflections on Child Convict Labor
1:45
Author Douglas A. Blackmon talks about researching his book “Slavery by Another Name”.
Reflections on History
2:46
Descendant Rod Frazer reacts to his ancestor's role in convict leasing.
The North and the Great Migration
2:10
Historian Khalil Muhammad explains the North's role in the Great Migration.
The Danger of Coal Mines
1:05
Historian Khalil Muhammad explains the various dangers in coal mining history.
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