According to the broadest outlines of history, the thirteenth amendment to the u. 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. The film is streaming free online, in english and with haitiancreole, portuguese, and spanish. The film, slavery by another name, explores a system of forced.
Slavery by another name is a 90 minute documentary that challenges one of americas most cherished assumptions. 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 was adapted as a 90minute documentary film, which premiered on pbs in february 2012. Slavery by another name challenges one of americans most cherished assumptions. A new film, 12 years a slave is attracting attention for its brutal depiction of slavery. With laurence fishburne, turron kofi alleyne, 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 2012 film complet en francais.
About slavery by another name in the classroom pbs. 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 force and. A true story, repeated word for word as i heard it duration. Slavery by another name movie quotes rotten tomatoes. 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 puts that lie to rest by telling the story of the period of neoslavery in america a 75year sweep of history, starting at the end of the civil war up to the mid20th century. 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.
Apr 20, 2017 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. While the methods of forced labor took on many forms over those eight. Back southerners were no longer slaves but not yet free 2. Blackmons pulitzer prizewinning book, turns that belief on its head. 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. The film tells how even as chattel slavery came to an end in the south in 1865, thousands of african americans were pulled back. Sam pollards slavery by another name argues that emancipation didnt quite take full effect until world war ii. Slavery by another name is a 90minute documentary that challenges the belief that slavery. This gets slavery by another name off to a shaky start. Slavery by another namefilm screening with douglas blackmon.
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. It does well when incorporating interviews with the descendants of the oppressed and convicted, but falls short when it comes to fully telling these peoples stories. Slavery by another name video worksheetwebquest by history. A documentary that recounts the many ways in which american slavery persisted as a practice many decades after its supposed abolition. Jan 23, 2012 video archive for the film slavery by another name, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2012. May 22, 2012 the film slavery by another name challenges one of americans most cherished assumptions. 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. But why have directors been reticent to tackle the subject until now.
Slavery by another name engagement tpt national productions. 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. There is currently one video available for the film, of. The reenslavement of black americans from the civil war to world war ii, by douglas a. I was born 60 years this side of documented end of slavery. Documentary explores slavery by another name thegrio. Constitution formally abolished slavery in 1865, but the truth is far more complex. No quotes approved yet for slavery by another name. Slavery by another name, a multimedia project based on douglas a. 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, narrated by laurence fishburne, is a 90minute. The video slavery by another name along with this video worksheet provide students with a strong understanding. The personal story of green cottenham, a black man born free in the mid1880s is purely fictional.
The peonage system represents one of the great failures of reconstruction. And any viewer of this film should do that, read blackmons slavery by another name. Sections of the excellent documentary slavery by another name which premiered at the 2012 sundance film festival and had its national broadcast on pbs on 212. I speak with the voice of authority in saying, slavery is alive and well, even today. Official selection of the 2012 sundance film festival. The film slavery by another name challenges one of americans most cherished assumptions. Blackmon, chronicles how hundreds of thousands of blacks in the south continued to exist in a form of quasi. The 90 minute film, slavery by another name, based on a book by journalist douglas a. It is insulting to realize that, comparatively, persons who commit felony white collar crimes can become employed sooner and with a higher wage than most, if not all, minority persons with or. Pbs bases its slavery by another name documentary on the pulitzer prizewinning book by the same name. I finally got around to watching the documentary, slavery by another name. Slavery by another name is based on the book by douglas blackmon. Slavery by another name, a documentary film based on douglas a. Slavery by another namefilm screening with douglas.
In this epic research and media project, blackmon and his collaborators bring to light a period of time when slavery had officially ended, yet a new form of was being reinsta. The film documents how after the civil war, repressive labor practices and laws pulled thousands of african americans in the south back into new forms of slavery that lasted well into the 20th century. Olivia leunis aads slavery by another name film notes 1. The pbs documentary slavery by another name examines the perpetuation of slavery under the guise of the peonage system. Blackmons pulitzer prizewinning book, premiered nationally on pbs in 2012 as a 90minute documentary, website, and educational initiative. A form of industrial slavery, these purported convicts, who worked on monthtomonth leases, were used and disposed of at will. Apr 12, 2012 slavery by another name definitely evokes thought and challenges current behaviors and the activity associated toward minorities and criminal behavior.
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. The pulitzerprize winning book by douglas blackmon slavery by another name doubleday, 2008, has also become a documentary film and sundance film festival selection. Slavery by another name definitely evokes thought and challenges current behaviors and the activity associated toward minorities and criminal behavior. Slavery by another name is a 90minute documentary that challenges one of americans most cherished assumptions. Slavery by another name tv movie 2012 slavery by another. 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. Watch the video, slavery by another namewhat comes to mind when you consider the films title, slavery by another name. Slavery by another name lesson planmost students do not have a good understanding of the discrimination and bias laws that were passed against african americans after reconstruction ended. 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.
Slavery by another name passage of the thirteenth amendment in 1865 devastated the souths agriculturebased economy, which depended on large numbers of unpaid laborers. Convict leasing became slavery by another name, coercing african american convicts to work on chaingangs and for major corporations. Pbs202 slavery by another name 2012 sundance film festival by news. I just wish now i had read the book of the same name first. 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. Pollard, le film complet slavery by another name long metrage avec original streaming en anglais, a ete produit en etatsunis et est apparu dans les cinemas francais en 2012. 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. Pbs202slavery by another name 2012 sundance film festival by news. Aug 27, 2015 sections of the excellent documentary slavery by another name which premiered at the 2012 sundance film festival and had its national broadcast on pbs on 212. Now, two years later, the coming marriage surely warmed elisha at some level. Slavery by another name streaming vf gratuitement hd.
Watch the 90minute film about slavery after the civil war. Slavery by another name challenges one of our countrys most cherished assumptions. Video archive for the film slavery by another name, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2012. 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.
The documentary slavery by another name is enjoyable, but has its flaws. 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. Slavery by another name relays the forgotten stories of postcivil war slavery duration. Film slavery by another name 2012 streaming vf complet. We all learned in school that slavery was finally abolished by the th amendment adopted in 1865 following the civil war. Carter published by julie music corporation bmi administered by next decade entertainment, inc. There is currently one video available for the film, of which zero are trailers, as listed below. 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 spans over eight decades starting from 1865.
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