It was a shocking reality that often went unacknowledged, then and now. The documentary slavery by another name is enjoyable, but has its flaws. Slavery by another name began as an article which blackmon wrote for the wall. The pbs documentary slavery by another name examines the perpetuation of slavery under the guise of the peonage system. A 90minute film that challenges the assumption and the belief that slavery in this country ended with the emancipation proclamation. Slavery by another name challenges one of americans most cherished assumptions. Though even he, like thousands of other elderly africanamericans still alive today, might or might not have fully realized just how bad things were in the rural south for a black farm family at the time of his birth, most likely in the. Slavery by another name, a multimedia project based on douglas a. Slavery by another namefilm screening with douglas. Slavery by another name was adapted as a 90minute documentary film, which. Slavery by another name was like a punch in the stomachpainful to watch and quick to make you react. To help restore this context, watch sam pollards documentary slavery by another name. You will become very angry when you read how georgia, alabama, texas, florida et al had local town city officials ready to arrest african americans on made up trump up charges, such as.
Blackmons pulitzer prizewinning book, premiered nationally on pbs in 2012 as a 90minute documentary, website, and educational initiative. Though even he, like thousands of other elderly africanamericans still alive today, might or might not have fully realized just how bad things were in the rural south for a black farm family at the time of his birth, most likely in the 1910s and 1920s. Full of surprises both haunting and revelatory, they. This gets slavery by another name off to a shaky start. Slavery by another name tv movie 2012 slavery by another. The subject is too vast, the experiences too varied. Slavery by another name, is a thought provoking and maddening book about slavery in the south during the turn of the twentieth century through the 1960s. Watch the video, slavery by another name what comes to mind when you consider the film s title, slavery by another name. The subsequent ratification of the fourteenth amendment established the citizenship of all freed peoples and. See the full film at slavery by another name is a 90 minute documentary that challenges one of.
I wish we could have interviewed your grandfather when we were making the slavery by another name film, or when i was writing the book. Thankfully pbs has made slavery by another name available online, in full. Slavery by another name, narrated by laurence fishburne, is a 90minute documentary that challenges one of americans most cherished assumptions. The film tells how even as chattel slavery came to an end in the south after the civil war, new systems of involuntary servitude took. Slavery by another name the reenslavement of black americans from the civil war to world war iiby douglas a. Watch the video, slavery by another namewhat comes to mind when you consider the films title, slavery by another name. However after reading douglas blackmons slavery by another name i am clearly convinced that slavery continued for many years afterward. Watch the film below right now or if you have a settop box like the roku or amazon fire, etc, you can also download the pbs app and watch it on your tv. Based on the pulitzerprizewinning book by douglas blackmon, slavery by another name tells the stories of men, charged with crimes like vagrancy, and often guilty of nothing, who were bought and sold. Blackmon brings to light one of the most shameful chapters in american historyan age of neoslavery that thrived from the civil war through the world war ii. Drawing public attention to some of the victims and perpetrators of this forced labor system, the film slavery by another name presents a story that has been largely ignored in history books. The convict lease system was reported to be harsher than slavery. Slavery by another name recounts how in the years following the civil war, insidious new forms of forced labor emerged in the american south, keeping hundreds of thousands of african americans in.
The reenslavement of black americans from the civil war to world. Slavery by another name digital storytelling activity guide 2. The reenslavement of black americans from the civil war to world war ii is a searing and thorough account of the new form of slavery that continues throughout much of the south in the decades after the civil war. Slavery by another name is a 90 minute documentary that challenges one of americas most cherished assumptions. Due to air on pbs in prime time, slavery by another name united states, 2012, 90 minutes, color and bw is based on douglas blackmons 2008 pulitzer prizewinning book about the abuse of black prison laborers in the united states from the end of the civil war through the middle of the 20th century. The film tells how even as chattel slavery came to an end in the south after the civil war, new systems of involuntary servitude took its place with shocking. Slavery by another name documents how thousands of african americans were pulled back into forced labor with shocking force and brutality, sanctioned by the judicial and legislative system, and propelled by the loss of slave labor after the civil war. The peonage system represents one of the great failures of reconstruction. Essay about slavery by another name 1282 words bartleby. The convict lease system was a system of penal labor practiced in the southern u.
Another slave, albert, had wed, and left for good in the middle of the first picking time after the destruction of the waramid the chaos and uncertainty when no one could be sure slavery had truly ended. Using records of original documents and narratives, he unearths stories of slaves and their descendants who journeyed. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Slavery by another name was adapted as a 90minute documentary film, which premiered on pbs in february 2012. Sam pollards slavery by another name argues that emancipation didnt quite take full effect until world war ii. May 18, 2008 the subject is too vast, the experiences too varied. Slavery by another name in 1865, the passage of the thirteenth amendment constitutionally outlawed slavery, and african american looked forward to what they would make of their newfound freedom. With laurence fishburne, turron kofi alleyne, douglas a. Slavery by another name history background by nancy obrien wagner, bluestem heritage group introduction for more than seventyfive years after the emancipation proclamation and the end of the civil war, thousands of blacks were systematically forced to work against their will. It was primarily imposed on african american men in the south and lasted until world war ii. Students are taught in most schools that slavery ended with president abraham lincolns emancipation proclamation.
The reenslavement of black americans from the civil war to world war ii anchor books, a division of random house, new york 2008 p. Apr 10, 2008 slavery by another name the reenslavement of black americans from the civil war to world war iiby douglas a. From the aftermath of the civil war through the dawn of world war ii. Douglas a blackmon a sobering account of a littleknown crime against african americans, and the insidious legacy of racism that reverberates today. Jun 29, 2011 slavery by another name is a 90 minute documentary that challenges one of americas most cherished assumptions. Pbs bases its slavery by another name documentary on the pulitzer prizewinning book by the same name.
Slavery by another name at history film forum 2017 youtube. The film tells how even as chattel slavery came to an end in the south in 1865, thousands of african americans were pulled back into forced labor with shocking. According to the broadest outlines of history, the. The film is streaming free online, in english and with haitiancreole, portuguese, and spanish subtitles. A huge system of forced, unpaid labor, mostly affecting southern black men, that lasted until world war ii. Pollard completed as a producerdirector slavery by another name a 90minute documentary for pbs that was in competition at the sundance festival in 2012 and also just completed editing the feature length documentary venus and serena. Slavery by another name softcover,in this groundbreaking historical expose, douglas a. Mar 25, 2008 slavery by another name follows the life of green cottenham who was arrested on march 30, 1908 by the sheriff of selby county, alabama, and charged with vagrancy and in walking in his footsteps author blackmon shared what hed learned about the politics of the day and how those politics and slavery were synonymous then as they are today. Slavery by another name movie quotes rotten tomatoes. The reenslavement of black americans from the civil war to world war ii. As i watched this movie it brought tears to my eyes to see how one human. Explain to students that they are going to develop.
Turns out, slavery wasnt really over when lincoln said it was over. Apr 20, 2017 thankfully pbs has made slavery by another name available online, in full. Slavery by another name is a 90minute documentary that challenges one of americans most cherished assumptions. A 20minute classroom version with curriculum materials is also available. Another slave, albert, had wed, and left for good in the middle of the first picking time. Apr 12, 2012 to help restore this context, watch sam pollards documentary slavery by another name. The film spans over eight decades starting from 1865. The reenslavement of black americans from the civil war to world war ii by douglas a.
No quotes approved yet for slavery by another name. But slavery by another name and negro with a hat combine for an excellent place to start. Due to air on pbs in prime time, slavery by another name united states, 2012, 90 minutes, color and bw is based on douglas blackmons 2008 pulitzer prizewinning book about the abuse of black prison laborers in the united states from the end. Slavery by another name engagement tpt national productions. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Written by journalist douglas blackmon, slavery by another name. A new book by douglas blackmon called slavery by another name argues that slavery persisted in different forms long after 1862. Major funding for slavery by another name is provided by the national endowment for the humanities, w. Pbs202slavery by another name 2012 sundance film festival by news. Films media group, an infobase learning company, is the premier source of highquality academic streaming video and dvds for schools, colleges, and libraries. I thought i did know about the end of slavery, but after having read the book and seen the film, i became aware of how little i really knew and how important these facts about this ongoing form of slavery by another name up to the 1940s are to understand even the situation after this extreme exploitation of human beeings has ended. Slavery by another name premiered in competition at the sundance film festival in january 2012. The documentary recounts how in the years following the civil war, insidious new forms of forced labor emerged in the american south, keeping hundreds of thousands of.
Watch slavery by another name video and complete viewing guide questions quick links below to relevant video clips of 23 minutes each, containing historians commentary on the topics. Slavery by another name dvd, slavery by another name challenges one of americas most cherished assumptions the belief that slavery in the us ended with abraham lincolns emancipation proclamation by telling the harrowing story of how in the south, a new system of involuntary servitude took its place with shocking force. The reenslavement of black americans from the civil. Slavery by another name follows the life of green cottenham who was arrested on march 30, 1908 by the sheriff of selby county, alabama, and charged with vagrancy and in walking in his footsteps author blackmon shared what hed learned about the politics of the day and how those politics and slavery were synonymous then as they are today. A true story, repeated word for word as i heard it duration. Slavery by another name movie guide questions worksheet. Now, two years later, the coming marriage surely warmed elisha at some level. While the methods of forced labor took on many forms over those eight. Slavery by another name slavery has been known to be one of the cruelest treatments on african americans. The personal story of green cottenham, a black man born free in the mid1880s is purely fictional. Toward the end of the film, an interviewee states we want to think of some of these atrocities as things that happened occasionally, but she reminds us to imagine how it would impact a whole segment of people. Slavery by another namefilm screening with douglas blackmon. Pbs202 slavery by another name 2012 sundance film festival.
A huge system of forced, unpaid labor, mostly affecting southern black. Youve done, as an adult, many films about the story of. Slavery by another name is an enormously powerful film that brings to light a period of history, largely ignored, in which many negative stubborn stereotypesthose that still plague societywere deliberately born in addition to a screening of the film, 2009 pulitzer prizewinner douglas blackmon, author of the book of the same name, will join us for a. Directed by sam pollard, produced by catherine allan and douglas blackmon and written by sheila curranbernard, slavery by another name shines a light on the injustices occurring after african americans were freed, specifically in the south. The film, slavery by another name, explores a system of forced labor that brutalized. And underneath it, watch angela davis 2003 speech, slavery and the prison industrial complex. Slavery by another name relays the forgotten stories of postcivil war slavery duration. Slavery by another name explains the history of african americans after they were freed from slavery and the many obstacles they faced trying to maintain their new freedom. Kellogg foundation, the cocacola company and the cpbpbs diversity and innovation fund. The film was executive produced by catherine allan of twin cities public television, coexecutive produced by blackmon, directed by sam pollard, written by sheila curran bernard, and narrated by laurence fishburne.
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