On september 21, 2010, slavery by another name was mailed to kilby inmate mark melvin. I believe this dvd deserved the highest rating because of the extensive research that it took to uncover to the world what most africanamericans already knew that africanamerican slavery did not end with the issuance of the emancipation proclamation or the th, 14th, or 15th amendment. The author also visits with descendents of historical characters featured in his book and the film who discuss the importance of coming to grips with challenging. Blackmon is an american writer and a pulitzer prize winner. The reenslavement of black americans from the civil war to world war ii by douglas a. The documentary from directorproducer sam pollard argues that emancipation didnt go into full effect until world war ii. 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, abused, and subject to sometimes deadly working conditions as unpaid convict labor. 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, abused, and. The film tells how even as chattel slavery came to an end in the south in 1865, thousands of african americans were pulled back. Theatrical potential is minimal especially since the film plays on. The resulting book was well received by critics and became a new york times best seller. A huge system of forced, unpaid labor, mostly affecting southern black men, that lasted until world war ii. Slavery by another name is a passionate, highly impressive and hugely important book.
Slavery by another name join us for a screening of the documentary film followed by a discussion moderated by james wermers, csrd affiliate faculty. A tpt production, in association with two dollars and a dream, with support of the national endowment for the humanities, w. 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 namejoin us for a screening of the documentary film followed by a discussion moderated by james wermers, csrd affiliate faculty. 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.
Slavery by another name doc sheds light on era of neoslavery. In 2009, it was awarded the pulitzer prize for general nonfiction. Both book and film tell the largely unknown history of thousands of africanamerican men and women. The film spans over eight decades starting from 1865. With pbs preparing to broadcast the documentary version of the book, there is an opportunity for renewed scrutiny. 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. 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. In addition, the production values were exceptional and its a fine film to show your kidsto show they just how far weve come since these wicked days.
A documentary that recounts the many ways in which american slavery persisted as a practice many decades after its supposed abolition. Slavery by another name debuted in 2012 and runs for 90 minutes. This gets slavery by another name off to a shaky start. The reenslavement of black americans from the civil war to world war ii. Slavery by another name quotes showing of 30 when white americans frankly peel back the layers of our commingled pasts, we are all marked by it.
The book slavery by another name by awardwinning journalist douglas blackmon documents how african americans in alabama and throughout the south were reenslaved in the years following the civil war, due in part to laws specifically written to facilitate the arbitrary arrest of african americans. Pbs bases its slavery by another name documentary on the pulitzer prizewinning book by the same name. Written by journalist douglas blackmon, slavery by another name. Slavery by another name engagement tpt national productions.
Slavery by another name documentary is a powerful look. The pbs documentary slavery by another name examines the perpetuation of slavery under the guise of the peonage system. The personal story of green cottenham, a black man born free in the mid1880s is purely fictional. The book was awarded the pulitzer prize for general nonfiction in 2009. The documentary slavery by another name is enjoyable, but has its flaws. A pulitzer prizewinning account of the age of neoslavery, the american period following the emancipation proclamation in which convicts, mostly black men, were leased through forced labor camps operated by state and federal governments. 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. Sections of the excellent documentary slavery by another name which premiered at the 2012 sundance film festival and had its national broadcast on. Slavery by another name is based on the book by douglas blackmon.
Slavery by another name, based on a prizewinning book by the journalist douglas a. Pulitzerprizewinning book by douglas blackmon, slavery by another name tells. Blackmon, brought the pbs by producer and director. They will share their stories monday night in the pbs documentary, slavery by another name. Jan 20, 2012 park city, utah the writers, directors and producers behind the documentary slavery by another name arent going to be playing the sundance game. Blackmon new york, anchor books, 2009 slavery didnt end with the surrender of confederate forces in 1865. Industrialized slavery came in various other forms, as this documentary shows.
Slavery by another name challenges one of our countrys most cherished assumptions. Blackmon, is a compendium of abuses that augments that conventionallyaccepted historical record of the economy. Become engaged in this groundbreaking historical expose, of the forgotten victims and perpetrators of forced labor. Slavery by another name passage of the thirteenth amendment in 1865 devastated the souths agriculturebased economy, which depended on large numbers of unpaid laborers. Slavery by another name pdf summary blackmon digs deep in world history, and as a reporter decides to provoke the wall street journal by asking a series of questions that make every person raise its eyebrows over the moneymaking methods. Racial history book banned by alabama prison now a pbs. Slavery by another name according to the broadest outlines of history, the thirteenth amendment to the u. In 2012, it was adapted as a documentary film for pbs, also titled slavery by another name. Slavery by another name is a 90 minute documentary that challenges one of americas most cherished assumptions. Slavery by another name 2012 a documentary that recounts the many ways in which american slavery persisted as a practice many decades after its supposed abolition. Based on the 2009 pulitzer prizewinning book of the same title by former wall street journal. Slavery by another namefilm screening with douglas. The neh created equal project uses the power of documentary films to encourage public conversations about the changing meanings of freedom and equality in america.
Blackmon includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 17 chapters, as well as. The resulting book, slavery by another name, was published by anchor books in 2008. Watch the beginning of slavery by another name, the new documentary challenging one of americas most cherished assumptions. Pollard, the director of this historical documentary, may also be known for his work on eyes on the prize and 4 little girls. This 82page guide for slavery by another name by douglas a. Slavery by another name, narrated by laurence fishburne, is a 90minute documentary that challenges one of americans most cherished assumptions. Slavery by another name was an excellent book and dvd. Park city digging into a chapter in the africanamerican saga that history books have traditionally glossed over, sam pollards slavery by. The peonage system represents one of the great failures of reconstruction. Slavery by another name, based on a prizewinning book by the journalist.
This 90minute pbs documentary, based upon the 2009 pulitzer prizewinning book by douglas blackmon, eviscerates one of americas most cherished myths. Slavery by another name, a multimedia project based on douglas a. Slavery by another name was like a punch in the stomachpainful to watch and quick to make you react. Slavery by another name is a 90minute documentary that challenges the belief that slavery ended with the civil war. Using records of original documents and narratives, he unearths stories of slaves and their descendants who journeyed into freedom after the. Slavery by another name is widely recognized as a reputable account of a deeply disturbing part of our countrys history that must be grappled with and understood, states eji director bryan stevenson, who filed the suit. The name was taken from the book of the same title, written by douglas blackmon. Slavery by another name softcover,in this groundbreaking historical expose, douglas a. Learn how they journeyed into freedom after the emancipation proclamation and then back into the shadow of involuntary servitude. Slavery by another name 2012, a new documentary based on douglas blackmons pulitzer prizewinning nonfiction book about insidious forms of forced labor that emerged in the american south following the civil war, will be screened on friday, february 3, 2012 at 7. Blackmon is an american journalist and an awardwinning author born on september 6 th, 1964. The film evokes sam pollards eyeopening 2012 feature documentary slavery by another name and angela davis 1997 speech, the prison industrial complex, later released as an audio cd that served as the basis for her book of the same title. Slavery by another name premiered in competition at the sundance film festival in january 2012.
Weekly questions for slavery by another name by douglas a. The film was selected for the prestigious sundance film. Based on the pulitzer prizewinning book by douglas blackmon, the film tells how even as chattel slavery came to an end in the south in 1865, thousands of. Constitution formally abolished slavery in 1865, but the truth is far more complex. The four films that are part of this project tell the remarkable stories of individuals who challenged the social and legal status quo, from slavery to segregation. Slavery by another name relays the forgotten stories of. Slavery by another name the reenslavement of black americans from the civil war to world war iiby douglas a. He won the pulitzer prize for general nonfiction for slavery by another name. Apr 10, 2008 slavery by another name the reenslavement of black americans from the civil war to world war iiby douglas a.
Pollard has joined forces yet again with sheila curran bernard, a writer that worked on eyes on the prize, to adapt the book written by douglas a. The acclaimed book was made into a pbs documentary by the same name. Based on the pulitzerprizewinning book by douglas blackmon, slavery by another name tells the stories of men, charged with crimes like vagrancy. The georgia center for the book, the largest nonprofit literary organization in the southeast and an affiliate of the library of congress, named slavery by another name one of 25 books all georgians should read. About slavery by another name in the classroom pbs. One of the best ways to determine if youve seen a great documentary is if it teaches you something new and if it energizes you or makes you angry. Blackmons pulitzer prizewinning book slavery by another name has been adapted into a documentary premiering feb. A new pbs documentary called slavery by another name tells the story of the adapted forced labor practices that helped extend slavery long after. In this documentary, historian sam pollard argues that domestic slavery continued for years in a covert, thinlyveiled form for decades after the said legal shift. 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. Slavery by another name is a 90minute documentary that challenges one of americans most cherished assumptions. The film debuted on pbs stations nationwide in february 2012 as part of the channels black history month programming. Watch videos from slavery by another name, the documentary based on the book by 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.
I was born 60 years this side of documented end of slavery. 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. While the methods of forced labor took on many forms over those eight. The reenslavement of black americans from the civil war to world war ii is a book by american writer douglas a. Blackmon, brought the pbs by producer and director sam pollard and executive producer by catherine allan. Watch the 90minute film about slavery after the civil war. I speak with the voice of authority in saying, slavery is alive and well, even today. Blackmon discussion questions question for week of jan 15 jan 21 how does the beginning of this book demonstrate the way weve historically discussed black bodies. It was a shocking reality that often went unacknowledged, then and now.
About slavery by another name a pulitzer prizewinning account of the age of neoslavery, the american period following the emancipation proclamation in which convicts, mostly black men, were leased through forced labor camps operated by state and federal governments. It explores the forced labor, of prisoners, overwhelmingly african american men, through the convict lease system used by states, local governments, white farmers, and corporations after the american civil war. Blacks agreed to help with the crops of white landowners for a certain period of time, but if they attempted to leave they were arrested. Directed by sam pollard, produced by catherine allan and douglas blackmon, written by sheila curran bernard, the tpt national productions project is based on the 2009 pulitzer prizewinning book by blackmon. Slavery by another name tv movie 2012 slavery by another. This documentary based on the bestselling book by douglas blackmon is not too long, not too short and it will not bore you. Licensed to youtube by instant music licensing on behalf of blue flame lc08593. The reenslavement of black americans from the civil war to world. 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 documentary adds a visual dimension to the harrowing imagery douglas a. Slavery by another name center for the study of race and. Mprs cathy wurzer discussed the documentary, slavery by another name, with author douglas blackmon and executive producer catherine allan. Usually, an african american either took the train or walked to a neighboring town or city looking for work. Whether a company or an individual, we are marred either by our connections to the specific crimes and injuries of our fathers and their fathers.
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