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The Significance of the Chain Gang
1:38
Historian Talitha LeFlouria explains the chain gang systems significance in the South.
Separate but Equal
1:55
Douglas A. Blackmon describes the crushing effects of Plessy v. Ferguson.
The System of Sharecropping
2:07
Historian Mary Ellen Curtin breaks down the emergence of sharecropping.
Reflections on Sharecropping
2:18
U.W. Clemons talked about his grandparents and parents and their lives of sharecropping.
Reflections on Jim Crow
3:06
Descendant Tonya Groomes talks to her dad about his experiences growing up in the South.
Descendant Clip
3:08
Sharon Malone and Tonya Groomes share their reactions to legacy.
The Music Lives On
17:00
This piece follows Birmingham folk artists as they explain how music has inspired them.
History is Dynamic
0:49
Audible clip from book
Reflections on Integration
4:08
Sharon Malone talks about her sister Vivian Malone integrating the University of Alabama.
The Economics of Rebuilding
1:48
Audible clip from book
The Haves and Have Nots
7:27
Audible clip from book
1883
2:17
Audible Clip from book
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