Slavery by Another Name
- Synopsis
- This 90-minute documentary that challenges one of Americans’ most cherished assumptions: that slavery ended with the Emancipation Proclamation. 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 force and brutality. The film documents how for more than 80 years, thousands of African Americans, often guilty of no crime at all, were arrested, compelled to work without pay, repeatedly bought and sold, and coerced to do the bidding of white masters. Tolerated by both the North and South, forced labour lasted well into the 20th century.
The film, which is based upon the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Douglas A. Blackmon, gives voice to the largely forgotten victims and perpetrators of forced labor and features interviews with their surviving descendants. A group of historians provides context and perspective on one of the most shameful and little known chapters in American history. - Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Year of release
- 2012
- Subjects
- History
- Keywords
- slavery; United States of America
Credits
- Contributor
- Laurence Fishburne
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 1 NTSC
- Price
- $19.99
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 90 minutes
- Year
- 2013
Production Company
- Name
PBS
- Web
- http://www.pbs.org External site opens in new window
Distributor
- Name
PBS Shop
- Web
- http://www.shoppbs.org External site opens in new window
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