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Reflections on Writing
2:24
Reflections on Writing
Douglas A. Blackmon's daughter Colette asks for advice to becoming a writer.
Reflections on Labor
2:48
Reflections on Labor
Descendant Rod Frazer remembers the types of labor on WD McCurdy's plantation.
False Charges
1:29
False Charges
Historian Pete Daniel explains how the legal system perpetuated compulsion.
Reflections on a Company Town
3:40
Reflections on a Company Town
Bobby Clayton explains the commissaries and schools in the company town he grew up in.
Reflections on Race Relations
2:17
Reflections on Race Relations
Descendant Dr. Robert Corley on his interest in race relations a convict leasing.
Alonzo Bailey
1:05
Alonzo Bailey
Historian Pete Daniel discusses the Alonzo Bailey case and how it related to peonage.
Why Migrate?
2:56
Why Migrate?
Historian James Grossman explains why black Southerners left the South.
Great Migration Factors
1:14
Great Migration Factors
Historian Pete Daniel explains factors that led to the Great Migration.
The Economics of Labor
1:19
The Economics of Labor
Douglas A. Blackmon talks about the reasons behind convict labor practices of the day.
Emancipation and the Work Force
2:32
Emancipation and the Work Force
Historian James Grossman explains how Emancipation changed the Southern labor.
Reflections on Family History
1:02
Reflections on Family History
Descendant Tonya Groomes talks about her role as family historian.
Reflections on the Company Town of Westfield
3:09
Reflections on the Company Town of Westfield
UW Clemons explains the company town built by US Steel in the 1900s for its workers.
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