Presidential Reconstruction
Historian Khalil Muhammad explains the Reconstruction under President Johnson.
Reflections on a Family's Migration
Descendant Sharon Malone reflects on the Great Migration and how the daily indignities led people to leave in addition to the violence.
Reflections on Ancestors
Descendant Emily Zeanah shares her reaction to learning her ancestor had held slaves and been involved in convict leasing.
Reflections on Convict Leasing
Descendant Bernard Kinsey reacts to the re-enslavement of black people through convict labor.
Reflections on Dreams
Sam Pollard talks about his dream project: exploring different cultures through their music ("ethnomusicology") in a StoryCorps interview.
Reflections on Growing Up
Douglas A. Blackmon's son Michael asks what got him interested in this topic and why he wrote "Slavery by Another Name" in a StoryCorps interview.
Reflections on Storytelling
Sam Pollard talks about the importance of storytelling and the influence that's had on his career during a StoryCorps interview.
Reflections on Writing
Douglas A. Blackmon's daughter Colette asks for advice to becoming a writer during a StoryCorps interview.
The North and the Great Migration
Historian Khalil Muhammad explains how the North contributed and perpetuated black criminality during the Great Migration.
The 13th Amendment Didn't Abolish Slavery?
Historian Pete Daniel explains the thirteenth amendment and why it didn't actually abolish slavery.
The Rise and Fall of Reconstruction
Historian Risa Goluboff talks about the rise and fall of Reconstruction.
The Ruling of Judge Jones
Author Douglas A. Blackmon tells the ruling of Judge Jones and the panic it caused.
What it Meant to be a Convict
Historian Khalil Muhammad explains the convict leasing period and what it meant to be a convict in the system.
What are the Reconstruction Amendments?
Historian Risa Goluboff explains the thirteenth, fourteenth & fifteenth amendments (also known as the Reconstruction Amendments).
Why Forced Labor?
Douglas A. Blackmon and historian Khalil Muhammad explain the Southern economy following the Civil War and its foundation for forced labor.
Why Migrate?
Historian James Grossman explains why black Southerners left the South during the Great Migration.
Reflections on Family History
Descendant Tonya Groomes talks about her role as family historian and her connection to a lost continent of people.
Booker T. Washington and Teddy Roosevelt
Historians Risa Goluboff and Harry Lembeck talk about Booker T. Washington and the public's reaction to his relationship with Teddy Roosevelt.
Brutalization and Coal Mining
Historian Khalil Muhammad discusses torture, mining conditions and their roles in convict labor.
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